Newton the Alchemist

Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's "Secret Fire"

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William Newman

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A book that finally demystifies Newton's experiments in alchemy 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." Newton the

Author Biography:

William R. Newman is Distinguished Professor and Ruth N. Halls Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine at Indiana University. His many books include Atoms and Alchemy: Chymistry and the Experimental Origins of the Scientific Revolution and Promethean Ambitions: Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.

Release date Australia

December 11th, 2018

Author

William Newman

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

40 b/w + 10 color

Pages

560

ISBN-13

9780691174877

Product ID

27808479

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