{"product_id":"9780792367826","title":"Elements, Principles and Corpuscles: A Study of Atomism and Chemistry in the Seventeenth Century","description":"\u003ch1\u003eElements, Principles and Corpuscles: A Study of Atomism and Chemistry in the Seventeenth Century\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eClericuzio, Antonio\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eElements, Principles and Particles\u003c\/em\u003e, Antonio Clericuzio  explores the relationships between chemistry and corpuscular  philosophy in the age of the Scientific Revolution. Science historians  have regarded chemistry and corpuscular philosophy as two distinct  traditions. Clericuzio's view is that since the beginning of the 17th  century atomism and chemistry were strictly connected. This is  attested by Daniel Sennert and by many hitherto little-known French  and English natural philosophers. They often combined a corpuscular  theory of matter with Paracelsian chemical (and medical) doctrines.  Boyle plays a central part in the present book: Clericuzio redefines  Boyle's chemical views, by showing that Boyle did not subordinate  chemistry to the principles of mechanical philosophy. When Boyle  explained chemical phenomena, he had recourse to corpuscles endowed  with chemical, not mechanical, properties. The combination of  chemistry and corpuscular philosophy was adopted by a number of  chemists active in the last decades of the 17th century, both in  England and on the Continent. \u003cbr\u003e  Using a large number of primary sources, the author challenges the  standard view of the corpuscular theory of matter as identical with  the mechanical philosophy. He points out that different versions of  the corpuscular philosophy flourished in the 17th century. Most of  them were not based on the mechanical theory, i.e. on the view that  matter is inert and has only mechanical properties. Throughout the  17th century, active principles, as well as chemical properties, are  attributed to corpuscles. Given its broad coverage, the book is a  significant contribution to both history of science and history of  philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2001-02-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792367826\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-9464-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 232.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378879651980,"sku":"9780792367826","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792367826.jpg?v=1765470536","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792367826","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}