Daughters of alchemy : women and scientific culture in early modern Italy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ray, Meredith K., 1969-
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Women in science > Italy > History. Women scientists > Italy > Biography. Science > Italy > History. Science. Women in science. Women scientists. Italy. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology. SCIENCE / History. Biography. History. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Caterina Sforza's experiments with alchemy
The secrets of Isabella Cortese : practical alchemy and women readers
Scientific culture and the Renaissance querelle des femmes : moderata fonte and Lucrezia Marinella
Scientific circles in Italy and abroad : Camilla Erculiani and Margherita Sarrochi
Epilogue.