Books written by Philip Ball, science writer. Writing at the interface of science and culture.
Selection of articles Water; Patterns; Colour; Nanoscience; Materials; Physics of Society; Alchemy; Other
 
 
ALCHEMY
A selection of articles and presentations about alchemy by Philip Ball
 
  • Alchemy and colour: an article for the UCL chemistry departmental bulletin.
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  • Alchemical culture and poetry in early modern England: to be published in Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, 2005.
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  • "Newton's curse", New Scientist, 8 April 2006, p.4. (The printed version contains errors and general ugliness introduced in editing: click here for a PDF of the corrected version.)
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