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Philip Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim - known to later ages as Paracelsus - is a man who has been hard to perceive or understand. He has been seen as both a charlatan and as a founder of modern science. This is his biography and it reveals the richness, complexity and chaos of sixteenth century Europe.
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The Devil's Doctor, Philip Ball
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- 2007
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- Title
- The Devil's Doctor
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Philip Ball
- Publisher
- Random House
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 435
- ISBN10
- 0099457873
- ISBN13
- 9780099457879
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies, Health & Medicine, Medicine, Science, New Age & Spirituality, Magic, Medicine, Spiritualism & Witchcraft, Doctors, Alchemy, History of Medicine, Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1469-1536, Paracelsus, 1493-1541
- First published
- 2006
- Original title
- Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- Philip Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim - known to later ages as Paracelsus - is a man who has been hard to perceive or understand. He has been seen as both a charlatan and as a founder of modern science. This is his biography and it reveals the richness, complexity and chaos of sixteenth century Europe.