03469nam 2200757 a 450 991045324850332120200520144314.01-281-93648-0978661193648890-474-2141-810.1163/ej.9789004161764.i-296(CKB)1000000000551773(EBL)468357(OCoLC)646789516(SSID)ssj0000240754(PQKBManifestationID)11191363(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240754(PQKBWorkID)10267810(PQKB)10655533(MiAaPQ)EBC468357(OCoLC)137222294(nllekb)BRILL9789047421412(PPN)174390122(Au-PeEL)EBL468357(CaPaEBR)ebr10270790(EXLCZ)99100000000055177320070703d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe salt of the earth[electronic resource] natural philosophy, medicine, and chymistry in England, 1650-1750 /by Anna Marie RoosLeiden ;Boston Brill20071 online resource (312 p.)History of science and medicine library,1872-0684 ;v. 3Description based upon print version of record.90-04-16176-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.The context of salts -- Paracelsian concepts of salts -- Van Helmont, salts, and natural history in early modern England -- From salts to saline spirits-the rise of acids -- Salts and saline spirits in the medical marketplace and literature : patent medicines and chymical satire.Consisting of a series of case studies, this book is devoted to the concept and uses of salt in early modern science, which have played a crucial role in the evolution of matter theory from Aristotelian concepts of the elements to Newtonian chymistry. No reliable study on this subject has been previously available. Its exploration of natural history’s and medicine’s intersection with chemical investigation in early modern England demonstrates the growing importance of the senses and experience as causes of intellectual change from 1650-1750. It demonstrates that an understanding of the changing definitions of “salt” is also crucial to a historical comprehension of the transition between alchemy and chemistry.History of science and medicine library ;v. 3.ScienceEuropePhilosophyHistory16th centuryScienceEuropePhilosophyHistory17th centuryMedicineEuropePhilosophyHistory16th centuryMedicineEuropePhilosophyHistory17th centurySaltEuropeHistorySaltHealth aspectsRenaissanceElectronic books.SciencePhilosophyHistorySciencePhilosophyHistoryMedicinePhilosophyHistoryMedicinePhilosophyHistorySaltHistory.SaltHealth aspects.Renaissance.546/.3409409031Roos Anna Marie Eleanor902325MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453248503321The salt of the earth2016977UNINA