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Newton the alchemist

By Newman , Isaac , William R.;Newton

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780691185033, 0691185034
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
62 MB (65411532 bytes)
Series
Princeton scholarship online
Pages
illustrations (black and white, and colour)\568
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1642-1727;Alchemy -- England -- History -- 17thAlchemy;Alchemy--England--History--17th century;HiIsaac

Description

When Isaac Newton's alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby's auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were shocking. No longer the exemplar of Enlightenment rationality, the legendary physicist suddenly became 'the last of the magicians.' This text unlocks the secrets of Newton's alchemical quest, providing a radically new understanding of the uncommon genius who probed nature at its deepest levels in pursuit of empirical knowledge.

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