Science, alchemy, and the Great Plague of London
An edition of Science, alchemy, and the Great Plague of London (2017)
By Scott Shelley
Publish Date
2017
Publisher
Algora Publishing
Language
eng
Pages
264
Description:
Shelley reviews the development of chemistry and medicine during the Scientific Revolution, especially the contributions of George Starkey, who had enormous influence over Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton. Starkey was reputedly the only physician in London with a cure for the Great Plague in 1665, though the details are lost.--