Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle's Pursuit of Gold Newton was not ... Among alchemy’s signature accomplishments: creating new alloys; manufacturing acids and pigments; inventing apparatus for ...

Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe. Revered in his own lifetime, he discovered the laws of gravity and motion and invented calculus. He helped to shape our rational world view.

“IT is with the belief that the publication of these papers will lead to a better comprehension of [Newton] … and to a more rational appreciation of his achievements, that the History of ...