Bruce Moran discusses alchemy—a subject that he says is often greatly misunderstood and one that figures significantly in early modern science. Moran is the Dibner Distinguished Fellow at The Huntington for 2010–11 and the author of “Distilling Knowledge: Alchemy, Chemistry, and the Scientific Revolution.”

Better Living Through Alchemy: Private Lives and Applied Science in the Early Modern Era

With the 2006 acquisition of the Burndy Library (a collection of nearly 70,000 items), The Huntington became one the top institutions in the world for the study of the history of science and technology. In November 2008, The Huntington opened Dibner Hall of the History of Science, which features the permanent exhibition “Beautiful Science: Ideas that Change the World.” It includes galleries devoted to astronomy, natural history, medicine, and light. In lectures and interviews, curators and scholars explore a variety of subjects in the history of science.

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Better Living Through Alchemy: Private Lives and Applied Science in the Early Modern Era

Better Living Through Alchemy: Private Lives and Applied Science in the Early Modern Era