Historian of science Bill Newman says that Isaac Newton's alchemical notebooks are ... To orient yourself to the bewildering world of 17th-century alchemy, we recommend you first read our ...

Sir Isaac Newton was on a lifelong quest to discover ... he was also ardently passionate about subjects like chemistry, religion, and alchemy. He based his 2060 doomsday forecast on a Protestant ...

The manuscript contains extracts from Newton's favorite alchemist, the American writer George Starkey (1628-1665). Starkey's Marrow of Alchemy (1654-5), the work Newton cites here, was published ...

Isaac Newton was one of the leading figures of the ... Some people believe that in 1669, Newton began experimenting with alchemy (a medieval philosophy that sought, among other goals, to transform ...

nobody less than Sir Isaac himself. “He invented this story to cover up the true line of occult rationality which he used to arrive at the force of gravity. Newton, when he was old, wanted to disguise ...

Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe ... He became absorbed in alchemy, a secretive study of the nature of life and the medieval forerunner of chemistry. Some argue that ...

Welcome to NOVA's Newton's Dark Secrets Library Resource Kit. This kit accompanies NOVA's program about Isaac Newton—his work and his life—which is scheduled to air November 15, 2005 ...

It’s not the end of the world… yet. Legendary scientist Sir Isaac Newton, best known for establishing the law of gravity, predicted the world would cease to exist in the year 2060 in a letter ...