Salt of the Earth: Natural Philosophy, Medicine, and Chymistry in England, 1650-1750 (History of science and medicine library, v. 3) : natural philosophy, medicine, and chymistry in England, 1650-1750

Consisting of a series of case studies, this book is devoted to the concept and uses of salt in early modern science, which have played a crucial role in the evolution of matter theory from Aristotelian concepts of the elements to Newtonian chymistry.