Gehennical Fire: The Lives of George Starkey, an American Alchemist in the Scientific Revolution

by William R. Newman

Both the quest for natural knowledge and the aspiration to alchemical wisdom played crucial roles in the Scientific Revolution, as William R. Newman demonstrates in this fascinating book about George Starkey (1628-1665), America's first famous scientist. Beginning with Starkey's unusual education in colonial New England, Newman traces out his many interconnected careers-natural philosopher, alchemist, chemist, medical practitioner, economic projector,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226577147
• ISBN13: 9780226577142
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"