Download or read book Atoms and Alchemy written by William R. Newman and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006-05-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Atoms and Alchemy', William R. Newman provides a spirited defence of alchemy, awarding this ancient and much maligned field of endeavour an important place in the history of the Scientific Revolution.