Newton the Alchemist

A book that finally demystifies Newton's experiments in alchemyWhen 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

O carte care demitizeaza in cele din urma experimentele lui Newton in alchimie Cand lucrarile alchimice ale lui Isaac Newton au aparut la o licitatie Sotheby's in 1936, cantitatea si incoerenta aparenta a manuscriselor au fost socante. Nu mai este exemplul rationalitatii iluministe, legendarul fizician a devenit brusc „ultimul dintre magi”. Newton