Article ID: CBB276623423

The “Subtile Aereal Spirit of Fountains”: Mineral Waters and the History of Pneumatic Chemistry (2016)

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The standard history of pneumatic chemistry is dominated by a landmark-discoverers-type narrative stretching from Robert Boyle, through Stephen Hales, Joseph Black, and Joseph Priestley, to Antoine Lavoisier. This article challenges this view by demonstrating the importance of the study of mineral waters – and their “aerial component” – to the evolution of pneumatic chemistry, from around van Helmont to the period before Black (1640s–1750s). Among key figures examined are Joan Baptista van Helmont, Johann Joachim Becher, Robert Boyle, Friedrich Hoffmann, and William Brownrigg.

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Authors & Contributors
Debus, Allen G.
Clericuzio, Antonio
Newman, William R.
Ferraz, Marcia H. M.
Chalmers, Alan Francis
Yoshimoto, Hideyuki
Concepts
Chemistry
Medicine
Pneumatic chemistry
Alchemy
Mechanism; mechanical philosophy
Disease and diseases
Time Periods
17th century
18th century
19th century
16th century
Places
Great Britain
British Isles
Bath (England)
England
Berlin (Germany)
Institutions
Royal Society of London
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