The Lives of George Starkey, an American Alchemist in the Scientific Revolution
University Of Chicago Press
Newman, William R.
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Paperback
Edition: New ed
340 pages
Published: 2002
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
ISBN / EAN: 0226577147
Both the quest for natural knowledge and the aspiration to alchemical wisdom played crucial roles in the Scientific Revolution, as William R. Newman demonstrates in this fascinating book about George Starkey (1628-1665), America's first famous scientist.
