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Distilling Knowledge – Alchemy, Chemistry and the Scientific Revolution (New Histories of Science, Technology, and Medicine)
Author(s): Bruce T Moran (Author)
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Publication Date: 7 Jan. 2005
- Language: English
- Print length: 208 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780674014954
- ISBN-13: 0674014952
Book Description
In this examination of the ways in which alchemy and chemistry were studied and practiced between 1400 and 1700, the author looks to determine what alchemists were doing in the context of early modern science.
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Review
‘I can recommend this elegant book without hesitation.’ — Times Higher Education Supplement, 29 April, 2005
