Gehennical Fire: The Lives of George Starkey, an American Alchemist in the Scientific Revolution
William R. Newman
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Description
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. Beginning with Starkey's unusual education in colonial New England, Newman traces out his many interconnected careers-natural philosopher, alchemist, chemist, medical practitioner, economic projector, and creator of the fabulous adept, "Eirenaeus Philalethes." Newman reveals the profound impact Starkey had on the work of Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, Samuel Hartlib, and other key thinkers in the realm of early modern science.
Product Details
Price
$58.80
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Publish Date
February 15, 2003
Pages
390
Dimensions
6.07 X 9.07 X 0.87 inches | 1.15 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780226577142
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About the Author
William R. Newman is a professor of history of science at Indiana University. He is the author of The Summa Perfectionis of Pseudo-Geber: A Critical Edition, Translation and Study and coauthor of Alchemy Tried in the Fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the Fate of Helmontian Chymistry, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.
