The Aspiring Adept : Robert Boyle and His Alchemical Quest /

"The Aspiring Adept presents a provocative new view of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), one of the leading figures of the Scientific Revolution, by revealing for the first time his avid and lifelong pursuit of alchemy. Boyle has traditionally been considered, along with Newton, a founder of modern sci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Principe, Lawrence
Otros Autores: Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2000, 1998.
Edición:2nd printing and 1st pbk printing.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Boyle, Robert, > 1627-1691.
Boyle, Robert, > 1627-1691
Chemistry.
Alchemy.
Chimie > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siecle.
Alchimie.
Chemistry > history.
Chemistry > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Great Britain.
United Kingdom.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Alchemy and Chemistry : A Crucial Note on Terminology and Categories
  • Ch. I. Boyle Spagyricized
  • Ch. II. Skeptical of the Sceptical Chymist
  • Ch. III. The Dialogue on Transmutation, Kinds of Transmutations, and Boyle's Beliefs
  • Ch. IV. Adepti, Aspirants, and Cheats
  • Ch. V. Boyle and Alchemical Practice
  • Ch. VI. Motivations : Truth, Medicine, and Religion
  • Epilogue : A New Boyle and a New Alchemy
  • App. 1. Robert Boyle's Dialogue on the Transmutation and Melioration of Metals
  • App. 2. Interview Accounts of Transmutation and Prefaces to Boyle's Other Chrysopoetic Writings
  • App. 3. Dialogue on the Converse with Angels Aided by the Philosophers' Stone.
  • Http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/prin031/97041793.html

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