Chemistry in 17th-Century New England [E-Book] / by Gary Patterson.
This book explores the lively chemistry culture that arose during the 17th century in Colonial New England. This was chiefly due to the efforts of John Winthrop, Jr. who brought both chemical knowledge and the largest library of chemical books in the New World to Boston. He founded towns, such as Ip...
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Personal Name(s): | Patterson, Gary, author |
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1st edition 2020. |
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Springer,
2020
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Physical Description: |
VIII, 94 pages 41 illustrations, 17 illustrations in color (online resource) |
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englisch |
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9783030432614 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-030-43261-4 |
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SpringerBriefs in History of Chemistry
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- Introduction
- The Puritan Mind in the 17th Century
- The Errand into the Wilderness
- John Winthrop, Jr.: The Making of an Adept
- Ipswich: Founding a Town in New England
- Return to England (1641) and the New England Ironworks
- New London and the Alchemical Plantation
- Obtaining the Charter for Connecticut and Election to the Royal Society of London
- The Winthrop Circle in New England
- Harvard College and 17th Century Chemistry
- Conclusions and Reflections.