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Alchemy vs. Chemistry: The Etymological Origins of a Historiographic Mistake

Programmatic essay introducing the umbrella term chymistry for the period c.1550-1700 and arguing that the modern alchemy-chemistry split is anachronistic.

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Author
William R. Newman; Lawrence M. Principe
Type
Book
Written
1998
Edition
1998
Publisher
Brill (Leiden) [journal: Early Science and Medicine]
Language
English
Tradition
Alchemy

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