The Aspiring Adept: Robert Boyle and His Alchemical Quest

by Lawrence M. Principe

Book Overview

The Aspiring Adept presents a provocative new view of Robert Boyle (1627-1691), one of the leading figures of the Scientific Revolution, by revealing for the first time his avid and lifelong pursuit of alchemy. Boyle has traditionally been considered, along with Newton, a founder of modern science because of his mechanical philosophy and his experimentation with the air-pump and other early scientific apparatus. However, Lawrence Principe...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691050821
• ISBN13: 9780691050829
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"