Promethean Ambitions : Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature

Promethean Ambitions : Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature

Editorial Reviews
Edward Rothstein, New York Times, July 24, 2004
For Newman, alchemy provided the crucible in which many contemporary ideas about nature and artifice were first examined.

David Knight, Nature
Newman is prominent among the historians of science who have shown how important alchemy was as part of serious ‘chymistry.'

Promethean Ambitions : Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature

Promethean Ambitions: Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature,William R. Newman,University Of Chicago Press,0226577120,Alchemy,Arts, Renaissance,General,History,Science,Science, Renaissance,Science/Mathematics,Science / History

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