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The Aspiring Adept

Robert Boyle and His Alchemical Quest

by Lawrence M. Principe

A study of Robert Boyle's lifelong interest in transmutation, based on unpublished manuscripts including his dialogue on the transmutation of metals. Principe shows that the 'father of chemistry' sought the Philosopher's Stone and believed in contacts with adepts, overturning the older image of Boyle as a straightforward opponent of alchemy.

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