Distilling knowledge : alchemy, chemistry, and the scientific revolution /
Bruce T. Moran.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.
- 210 p. : ill ; 22 cm.
- New histories of science, technology, and medicine .
- New histories of science, technology, and medicine. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-199) and index.
Booklist. Choice.
Examines the contributions early alchemists and chemists made to modern science, describing their practices, prejudices, and ideas about the natural world.
Adult Follett Library Resources.
0674014952 (alk. paper)
2004052601
Alchemy--History. Chemistry--History. Science, Renaissance. Alchemy--History. Chemistry--History. Science--Early works to 1800.