The French Paracelsians
Subtitle: the chemical challenge to medical and scientific tradition in early modern France
By: Allen G. Debus.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
Subjects: Paracelsus, 1493-1541.; Chemistry -- France -- History.; Medicine -- France -- History.
Description: Paracelsus, A Swiss-German scientist, proposed a new approach to natural philosophy and medicine--through chemistry. In France the Medical Faculty in Paris determined to block the introduction of chemistry to medicine in any field. The persistent influence of medical chemistry was significant both for the chemical revolution and as one of the driving forces behind the scientific revolution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-236) and index.