The Foundations of Newton's Alchemy

Dobbs, B. J. T.

ISBN 10: 052120786X / ISBN 13: 9780521207867

Verlag: Cambridge University Press, 1976

Beschreibung

Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xv, 300 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Sir Isaac Newton left at his death a large collection of papers on alchemy, mostly in his own handwriting; the importance of this legacy has been debated ever since. When it first appeared, Professor Dobb's detailed analysis of the foundations of Newton's alchemical pursuits further stimulated interest in the subject by firmly establishing the importance of alchemy in Newton's thought. This book sets the foundations of Newton's alchemy in their historical context in Restoration England. From the library Dr. Owen Hannaway. Hannaway was director of the Center for the History and Philosophy of Science at Johns Hopkins University. He authored numerous books and served as an editor of academic magazines in the history of science. Partial list of publications: Chemists and the Word: The Didactic Origins of Chemistry (1975); Observation, Experiment, and Hypothesis in Modern Physical Science (1985); The Evolution of Technology (1989); Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994); and The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages: Their Religious, Institutional and Intellectual Contexts (1996).

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Foundations of Newton's Alchemy
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1976
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 052120786X
• ISBN-13: 9780521207867
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good
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  • Science, Math, Space and Engineering

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This book sets the foundations of Newton's alchemy in their historical context in Restoration England.

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'Not every first book suffices to establish a reputation. Mrs Dobb's superb achievement does just that ... No one interested in seventeenth century science should allow himself to miss the work.' Journal of the History of Medicine

'Dobbs's book should be read not only by scholars of Newton: it should be basic reading for students of the enlightenment as well as for historians interested in the connection between Renaissance Neoplatonism, broadly interpreted and the origins of modern thought.' The Eighteenth Century