Gehennical Fire(English, Paperback, Newman William R.)

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Gehennical Fire(English, Paperback, Newman William R.) is written by Newman William R. and published by The University of Chicago Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0226577147 (ISBN 10) and 9780226577142 (ISBN 13).

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, and creator of the fabulous adept, "Eirenaeus Philalethes." Newman reveals the profound impact Starkey had on the work of Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, Samuel Hartlib, and other key thinkers in the realm of early modern science.