Science, alchemy, and the Great Plague of London /

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Author / Creator:	Shelley, William Scott, author.
Imprint:	New York : Algora Publishing, [2017]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Starkey, George, -- 1627-1665. Starkey, George, -- 1627-1665. Great Plague, London, England, 1664-1666. Plague -- England -- History -- 17th century. Medicine, Medieval. Diseases and history. Epidemics -- history. MEDICAL -- Forensic Medicine. MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine. MEDICAL -- Public Health. Diseases and history. Medicine, Medieval. Plague. England. England -- London. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11759207

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ISBN:	9781628943146 1628943149 9781628943122 9781628943139 (hard cover: alk. paper)
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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.--
Other form:	Print version: Shelley, William Scott. Science, alchemy, and the Great Plague of London. New York : Algora Publishing, [2017] 9781628943122

Table of Contents:

On Spiritual Alchemy and Chemistry
On The Great Plague of London: A New Diagnosis
Introduction
Chapter 1. Alchemy in the New World
Chapter 2. George Starkey and Eirenaeus Philalethes
Chapter 3. The Chymical Physicians Versus the Aristotelians
Chapter 4. Robert Boyle and George Starkey
Chapter 5. Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, and George Starkey
Chapter 6. George Starkeyâ#x80;#x99;s Philosophersâ#x80;#x99; Stone
Chapter 7. Starkey, Boyle, and Newtonâ#x80;#x99;s Divine Quest
Chapter 8. The Bubonic Plague Theory
Chapter 9. Ergot and Fusarium Poisoning
Chapter 10. The English Diet in the Seventeenth Century Chapter 11. Environmental Conditions and the Plague
Chapter 12. The Great Plague: An Overview of the Epidemic
Chapter 13. The Great Plague in London
Chapter 14. The Medical Evidence: Diseases Preceding the Plague
Chapter 15. The Medical Evidence: Diseases Occurring with the Plague
Chapter 16. The Medical Evidence: Diseases Following the Plague
Chapter 17. The Medical Evidence: Symptoms of the Plague
Chapter 18. The Medical Evidence: Fever and the Plague
Chapter 19. The Death of George Starkey: A Victim of Plague Chapter 20. George Starkeyâ#x80;#x99;s Secret Remedy
Chapter 21. Epilogue
Chapter 22. Conclusion
Bibliography

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