Van Helmont, Jan Baptiste
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The Flemish physician Jan Baptiste van Helmont is one of the most important followers of Paracelsus. Van Helmont had a major influence on the iatrochemical movement in early modern Europe. His most important book Ortus medicinae was published posthumously and sets out his medical, philosophical and religious worldviews. He is famous for inventing the concept and word gas.
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Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy
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Springer
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978-3-319-02848-4
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