Newton the alchemist: science, enigma, and the quest for nature's "secret fire"
Auteur :
Newman, William
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691174877
Date de publication :
11 déc. 2018
Dimensions :
22,3 x 14,8 x 2,6 cm
Poids :
567 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A book that finally demystifies Newton's experiments in alchemy When 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