Newton and Newtonianism: New Studies

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From the reviews of the first edition: "The book is an outcome of the efforts of several eminent scholars who are committed to the long standing project of publishing all of Newton’s widely scattered unpublished papers. These papers open up a new view on aspects of Newton’s thoughts that were scarcely acknowledged hitherto … . The essays of the collection elucidate either the current state of Newton studies or the seminal figure of Newton himself." (Karl-Heinz Schlote, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1081, 2006) The New Newtonian Scholarship and the Fate of the Scientific Revolution....Pages 1-13 Plans for Publishing Newton’s Religious and Alchemical Manuscripts, 1982–1998....Pages 15-22 Digitizing Isaac: The Newton Project and an Electronic Edition of Newton’s Papers....Pages 23-38 Was Newton a Voluntarist?....Pages 39-63 Providence and Newton’s Pantokrator : Natural Law, Miracles, and Newtonian Science....Pages 65-92 Eighteenth-Century Reactions to Newton’s Anti-Trinitarianism....Pages 93-111 Prosecuting Athanasius: Protestant Forensics and the Mirrors of Persecution....Pages 113-154 Lust, Pride, and Ambition: Isaac Newton and the Devil....Pages 155-181 Women, Science, and Newtonianism: Emilie du Châtelet versus Francesco Algarotti....Pages 183-203 Reflections on Newton’s Alchemy in Light of the New Historiography of Alchemy....Pages 205-219 The Trouble with Newton in the Eighteenth Century....Pages 221-238