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Chymistry of Isaac Newton

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 20:25.
  • Early Modern (15th-18th Century)
  • Earth Sciences
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Physical Sciences
  • Primary Source
URL: 

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/newton/

Author: 
William R. Newman
Excerpt: 

Isaac Newton wrote at least one hundred thirty one manuscripts, totaling approximately one million words, on the subject of alchemy, work that would today fall under the general rubric of "chemistry". With the support of the National Science Foundation, this scholarly online edition is one part of an integrated project that combines new research on Newton's chymistry with an online edition of his manuscripts. In the future, this edition will include all of Newton's chymical writings in word-searchable form with annotations indicating their sources and the degree of Newtonian input into them.

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