Format:
XIV, 339 S.
ISBN:
069101678X
Content:
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 science because of his mechanical philosophy and his experimentation with the air-pump and other early scientific apparatus. However, Lawrence Principe shows that his alchemical quest - hidden first by Boyle's own codes and secrecy, and later suppressed or ignored - positions him more accurately in the intellectual and cultural crossroads of the seventeenth century.
Additional Edition:
Including Boyle's "lost" Dialogue on the transmutation of metals
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
,
Chemistry/Pharmacy
,
Philosophy
Keywords:
Boyle, Robert 1627-1691
;
Alchemie
Author information:
Boyle, Robert 1627-1691
