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Newton the alchemist : science, enigma, and the quest for nature's "secret fire" /

Newton the alchemist : science, enigma, and the quest for nature's "secret fire" /
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Autore Newman, William R., 1955- autore
Titolo Newton the alchemist : science, enigma, and the quest for nature's "secret fire" / William R. Newman. Libro
Pubblicazione Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
©2019
Descrizione fisica xx, 537 pagine, 8 pagine di tavole non numerate : illustrazioni ; 26 cm
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Riassunto A book that finally demystifies Newton (TM)s experiments in alchemy When Isaac Newton (TM)s alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby (TM)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 oethe last of the magicians. Newton the Alchemist unlocks the secrets of Newton (TM)s alchemical quest, providing a radically new understanding of the uncommon genius who probed nature at its deepest levels in pursuit of empirical knowledge. In this evocative and superbly written book, William Newman blends in-depth analysis of newly available texts with laboratory replications of Newton (TM)s actual experiments in alchemy. He does not justify Newton (TM)s alchemical research as part of a religious search for God in the physical world, nor does he argue that Newton studied alchemy to learn about gravitational attraction. Newman traces the evolution of Newton (TM)s alchemical ideas and practices over a span of more than three decades, showing how they proved fruitful in diverse scientific fields. A precise experimenter in the realm of oechymistry, Newton put the riddles of alchemy to the test in his lab. He also used ideas drawn from the alchemical texts to great effect in his optical experimentation. In his hands, alchemy was a tool for attaining the material benefits associated with the philosopher (TM)s stone and an instrument for acquiring scientific knowledge of the most sophisticated kind. Newton the Alchemist provides rare insights into a man who was neither Enlightenment rationalist nor irrational magus, but rather an alchemist who sought through experiment and empiricism to alter nature at its very heart
Soggetto Newton, Isaac -- Pensiero
Alchimia -- Sec. XVI-XVII.
Scienza -- Storia -- Sec. XVI-XVII.
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