格什姆·布克利",盐箱科学",以及殖民新英格兰实验室
1Department of History, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Purdue University Northwest, Hammond, IN, USA.
Ambix
|September 12, 2023
概括
这项研究探讨了Gershom Bulkeley殖民时期的新英格兰炼金术实验室,他创造了"盐箱科学"来描述他在国内环境中对欧洲知识的适应. 他的实践揭示了对早期美国炼金术的洞察力,通常缺乏广泛的档案记录.
科学领域:
- 科学的历史科学的历史.
- 美国早期的炼金术.
- 殖民时期的家庭习惯
背景情况:
- 格什姆·布克利 (Gershom Bulkeley,1635/36-1713) 是一个著名的新英格兰殖民时期的炼金术士和医生.
- 他17世纪晚期的家庭实验室活动几乎没有记录.
- 由于档案证据有限,在新英格兰殖民时期了解国内的炼金术实践是具有挑战性的.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查Gershom Bulkeley的家庭实验室和炼金术实践.
- 引入和定义"盐箱科学"的概念,以了解殖民时期的炼金术.
- 为了提供一个框架来分析在该时期类似的国内炼金术活动.
主要方法:
- 格尔肖姆·布克利 (Gershom Bulkeley) 的最新文献和传记的汇编.
- 对幸存的普通书籍,账本,库存, vade mecum 和拥有书籍的分析.
- 检查布尔克利的实验室炉结构和材料调整.
- 实验室实践在家庭和城市时间节奏和物质网络中的背景化.
主要成果:
- 巴克利创造性地适应了欧洲的炼金术知识和炉设计,用于他的殖民家庭实验室.
- "盐箱科学"描述了文本知识与当地材料和时间适应的整合.
- 布克利的实验室实践深深植根于他的家庭和社区生活中.
结论:
- 格森·布克利 (Gershom Bulkeley) 的炼金术工作是"盐箱科学"的典范,它是新英格兰殖民时期理解国内炼金术的一个模型.
- 这种方法有助于解释早期美国炼金术士的实验室活动,他们留下了最小的档案痕迹.
- "盐箱科学"突出了殖民时期科学实践中使用的创造力和适应性策略.
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