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Title
Science, alchemy, and the Great Plague of London
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Shelley, William Scott (author)
Subject
Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666 (LCSH)
Starkey, George, 1627-1665
Plague--England--History--17th century (LCSH)
Medicine, Medieval (LCSH)
Diseases and history (LCSH)
Language
English (eng)
Geographic Coverage
Classification
LCC: RA644.P7 S54 2017 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 614.5/732 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography (bibliography)
index (index)
Content
text (txt)
Summary
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.-- Provided by publisher.
Authorized Access Point
Shelley, William Scott Science, alchemy, and the Great Plague of London
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Date: 2017-09-05
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Date: 2017-09-06T13:11:17
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Status: changed
Date: 2024-08-03T04:16:01.606804-04:00
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Encoding Level: prepublication
Identified By: bf:Local, 19975597
Description Language: English
Description Authentication: pcc