Starkey, Boyle, and the fate of Helmontian chymistry /
First Statement of Responsibility
William R. Newman and Lawrence M. Principe
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Paperback ed
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London :
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University of Chicago Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005, c2002
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, [2], 344 p. :
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ill., facsims. ;
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23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-335) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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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