Science, Alchemy and the Great Plague of LondonAlgora Publishing, 10 нояб. 2017 г. - Всего страниц: 220 George Starkey, a major contributor to the development of science and medicine, was the only physician in London who possessed a cure for the Great Plague in 1665. This book reviews the history of chemistry, alchemy and medical science in Europe, the tensions between the rational thinkers and the Church on the eve of the Enlightenment, and the achievements of men like Starkey, Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton. |
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Chapter 2 George Starkey and Eirenaeus Philalethes | 23 |
Chapter 3 The Chymical Physicians Versus the Aristotelians | 33 |
Chapter 4 Robert Boyle and George Starkey | 59 |
Chapter 5 Isaac Newton Robert Boyle and George Starkey | 85 |
Chapter 11 Environmental Conditions and the Plague | 135 |
An Overview of the Epidemic | 141 |
Chapter 13 The Great Plague in London | 145 |
Diseases Preceding the Plague | 155 |
Diseases Occurring with the Plague | 161 |
Diseases Following the Plague | 179 |
Symptoms of the Plague | 193 |
Fever and the Plague | 201 |
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Chapter 6 George Starkeys Philosophers Stone | 109 |
Chapter 7 Starkey Boyle and Newtons Divine Quest | 117 |
Chapter 8 The Bubonic Plague Theory | 121 |
Chapter 9 Ergot and Fusarium Poisoning | 125 |
Chapter 10 The English Diet in the Seventeenth Century | 131 |
A Victim of Plague | 209 |
Chapter 20 George Starkeys Secret Remedy | 217 |
Chapter 21 Epilogue | 227 |
Chapter 22 Conclusion | 229 |
Bibliography | 235 |
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