The salt of the earth : natural philosophy, medicine, and chymistry in England, 1650-1750 /

Consisting of a series of case studies, this book discusses the concept and uses of salt in early modern science, which have played a crucial role in the evolution of matter theory from Aristotelian concepts of the elements to Newtonian chymistry.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roos, Anna Marie Eleanor
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Series:History of science and medicine library ; v. 3.
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