The Secrets of Alchemy - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lawrence M. PrincipeSeries:SynthesisPublish date:2015-11-18Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226103792ISBN-10:022610379XUPC:9780226103792Book Category:History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Chemistry, HistorySize:8.98 x 6.10 x 0.72 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC6NNZZKJD
The Secrets of Alchemy
In The Secrets of Alchemy, Lawrence M. Principe, one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, brings alchemy out of the shadows and restores it to its important place in human history and culture. By surveying what alchemy was and how it began, developed, and overlapped with a range of ideas and pursuits, Principe illuminates the practice. He vividly depicts the place of alchemy during...
Series: Synthesis
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Chicago PressISBN-13:9780226103792ISBN-10:022610379XUPC:9780226103792Book Category:History, ScienceBook Subcategory:Europe, Chemistry, HistorySize:8.98 x 6.10 x 0.72 inchesWeight:0.9215Product ID:SC6NNZZKJD
Lawrence M. Principe is the Drew Professor of the Humanities in the Department of the History of Science and Technology and the Department of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University. His books include The Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction and Alchemy Tried in the Fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the Fate of Helmontian Chymistry, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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