The Transmutations of Chymistry

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The Transmutations of Chymistry

Author	: Lawrence M. Principe
File Size	: 41,8 Mb
Publisher	: Synthesis
Language	: English
Release Date	: 18 May 2024
ISBN	: 9780226700786
Pages	: 481 pages

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A merchant of the marvelous -- A Batavian in Paris -- Essaying chymistry -- A new chymical light -- Chrysopoeia at the AcadeÌ1mie and the Palais Royal -- Chymistry in Homberg's later years : practices, promises, poisons, and prisons -- Homberg's legacy -- Epilogue: Homberg and the transmutations of chymistry at the AcadeÌ1mie.

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