Alchemy tried in the fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the fate of Helmontian chymistry
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Alchemy tried in the fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the fate of Helmontian chymistry
Creator
William R. Newman
Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press
Contributor
Lawrence M. Principe
Table Of Contents
Worlds apart -- Number, weight, measure, and experiment in chymistry; from the Medievals to Van Helmont -- Theory and practice; Starkey's laboratory methodology -- Scholasticism, metallurgy, and secrecy in the laboratory; the style and origin of Starkey's notebooks -- Starkey, Boyle, and chymistry in the Hartlib circle -- The legacy of Van Helmont's and Starkey's chymistry; Boyle, Homberg, and the chemical revolution.
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William R. Newman, “Alchemy tried in the fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the fate of Helmontian chymistry,” Humanities Hub, accessed December 22, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1642.