The French Paracelsians
| Author | : Allen George Debus |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 284 |
| Release | : 2002-08-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0521894441 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780521894449 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (449 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The French Paracelsians by : Allen George Debus
Download or read book The French Paracelsians written by Allen George Debus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is normally characterised in terms of astronomy and the physics of motion. In The French Paracelsians, first published in 1992, Allen Debus narrates an important episode whose contribution to the scientific revolution has been largely ignored: the long-standing contention between Paracelsians and Galenists.
