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Name: The Aspiring Adept. Robert Boyle and His Alchemical Quest.
Author: Principe, Lawrence M.
ISBN: 978-0-691-01678-8

The Aspiring Adept. Robert Boyle and His Alchemical Quest.

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著者・編者	Principe, Lawrence M.,
出版社	(Princeton U. Pr., US)
出版年月	1998
ページ数	381 pp.
言語	ENG
ニュース番号	＜440-66＞

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This volume examines the work of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), one of the leading figures of the Scientific Revolution. The author reinterprets Boyle's "The Sceptical Chymist", aiming to show that it criticises "unphilosophical" pharmacists and textbook writers. He also points to Boyle's enthusiasm for alchemy in "Dialogue on the Transmutation and Melioration of Metals". He further argues that alchemy and other "unscientific" pursuits had a far greater impact on early modern science than previously thought.