Afterword

Mark Sherrington

A chapter in Added Value, 2003, pp 164-164 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In the old days, alchemy was certainly not a calling for the faint-hearted. Many alchemists were financially ruined by their relentless pursuit of gold; others poisoned themselves or went insane after inhaling the noxious gases produced by their experiments. But with the advent of the printing press, some alchemists saw a new and perhaps more lucrative outlet for the talents — instead of practising alchemy, they’d write books about it.

Keywords: Commercial Enterprise; Degree Activity; Clear Goal; Product Launch; Printing Press (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230513488_7

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