The Devil's Doctor: Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science by Philip Ball 435pp, Heinemann, £20 One day in 1527, Paracelsus let it be known that he would reveal the greatest secret ...
One has to admire Philip Ball's courageous undertaking in writing a biography of Paracelsus, arguably the most controversial medical writer in the Renaissance. Not only are the works of Paracelsus' ...