IN RETROSPECT: The Sceptical Chymist

Robert Boyle's widely misunderstood book elevated the status of chemistry, explains Lawrence Principe.

  • Principe, Lawrence

  • 1Lawrence Principeis Drew Professor of the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA. He is author of The Aspiring Adept, Robert Boyle and His Alchemical Quest.

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Nature 469(7328):p 30-31, January 6, 2011. | DOI: 10.1038/469030a
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