The Sceptical Chymist / or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject.

Robert Boyle

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 205 pages

The Sceptical Chymist is a foundational work in the history of chemistry, written as a dialogue among natural philosophers. Robert Boyle questions the traditional four elements and the alchemists’ tria prima, arguing instead for a corpuscular view of matter. It offers a window into the scientific revolution and the origins of modern chemical thought.

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