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The Business of Alchemy: Science and Culture in the Holy Roman Empire

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In showing how an overriding concern with religious salvation was transformed into a concentration on material increase and economic policies, Pamela Smith depicts the rise of modern sicence and early capitalism in the 16th- and 17-century world of the Holy Roman Empire. Smith uses as example the life of Johann Joachim Becher (1635-1682), whose ideasfrom alchemy to economicstypify those of his generation. 30 photos.

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The Business of Alchemy: Science and Culture in the Holy Roman Empire 2016, Princeton University Press, Princeton

ISBN-13: 9780691173238

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The Business of Alchemy: Science and Culture in the Holy Roman Empire 1997, Princeton University Press, Princeton

ISBN-13: 9780691015996

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The Business of Alchemy: Science and Culture in the Holy Roman Empire 1994, Princeton University Press, Princeton

ISBN-13: 9780691056913

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