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William Scott Shelley
Science, Alchemy and the Great Plague of London [EPUB ebook]

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George Starkey, a major contributor to the development of science and medicine, was the only physician in London who possessed a cure for the Great Plague in 1665.This book reviews the history of chemistry, alchemy and medical science in Europe, the tensions between the rational thinkers and the Church on the eve of the Enlightenment, and the achievements of men like Starkey, Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 220 ● ISBN 9781628943146 ● Publisher Algora Publishing ● Published 2017 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 8808779 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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