Gerhild Scholz Williams Charles D. Gunnoe Jr. - Paracelsian Moments

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Paracelsian moments : science, medicine, and astrology in early modern Europe / Edited by Gerhild Scholz Williams and Charles D. Gunnoe, Jr.

p. cm. (Sixteenth century essays & studies ; v. 64)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-931112-11-8 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 1-931112-12-6 (casebound : alk. paper)

1. Paracelsus, 14931541. 2. ScienceEuropeHistory16th century. I. Scholz Williams, Gerhild. II. Gunnoe, Charles D., 1963 III. Sixteenth Century Studies Conference (1999 : St. Louis, Mo.) IV. Series.

R147.P2 P385 2002

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