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"[A] brilliantly detailed book. . . . Newman’s patient research has produced a masterpiece of scientific history . . . that will still be read in a century."---Dmitri Levitin, Literary Review
"Newton the Alchemist is unquestionably a significant reappraisal of one of the most iconic figures in the history of science. As such, the stakes are high, and scholars of Isaac Newton and the history of alchemy will no doubt grapple with Newman’s arguments for some time to come."---Tara Nummedal, Isis
"The most thorough, penetrating, and perceptive analysis of Newton’s alchemy ever to appear."---John Henry, Annals of Science
"Keeping a careful balance between the detailed reconstruction – and reproduction – of chymical processes and the portrayal of those authors and texts which influenced Newton’s practices, Newton the Alchemist will remain, probably for years to come, the most complete account – spanning on thirty years – of how the natural philosopher approached the quest for the Philosophers Stone."---Lavinia Maddaluno, Nuncius
"[A] magisterial study.—Thomas Willard, Renaissance Quarterly"

Newton the Alchemist

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 11 December 2018
      ISBN-13 9780691174877
      978-0691174877
      ISBN-10 0691174873
      Also in:
      Science & Nature Science: general issues

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "[A] brilliantly detailed book. . . . Newman’s patient research has produced a masterpiece of scientific history . . . that will still be read in a century."---Dmitri Levitin, Literary Review
      "Newton the Alchemist is unquestionably a significant reappraisal of one of the most iconic figures in the history of science. As such, the stakes are high, and scholars of Isaac Newton and the history of alchemy will no doubt grapple with Newman’s arguments for some time to come."---Tara Nummedal, Isis
      "The most thorough, penetrating, and perceptive analysis of Newton’s alchemy ever to appear."---John Henry, Annals of Science
      "Keeping a careful balance between the detailed reconstruction – and reproduction – of chymical processes and the portrayal of those authors and texts which influenced Newton’s practices, Newton the Alchemist will remain, probably for years to come, the most complete account – spanning on thirty years – of how the natural philosopher approached the quest for the Philosophers Stone."---Lavinia Maddaluno, Nuncius
      "[A] magisterial study.—Thomas Willard, Renaissance Quarterly"

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