Chemistry and medical debate
Subtitle: van Helmont to Boerhaave
By: Allen G. Debus
Publisher: Science History
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Canton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Medicine -- History -- 17th century; Medicine -- History -- 18th century; Chemistry -- History -- 17th century; Chemistry -- History -- 18th century; Iatrophysical school
Description: "The essays in this book examine the role that illustrations played in the creation and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the Eighteenth Century. The first section concerns experiments and the image of Enlightenment Science ... The second section considers the image of nature as it was shaped and modified by botanical gardens, museums of natural sciences, and scientific textbooks."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-265) and index