Schettino 2017 Substantia
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| Schettino V (2017) Isaac Newton and alchemy. Substantia 1:69-76. |
Schettino V (2017) Substantia
Abstract: Isaac Newton dedicated a good part of his activity to alchemical experiments. This article tries to discuss the motivations that drove Newton to spend so much of his time in the laboratory: the search for a unitary vision of the forces acting in the macrocosm and in the microcosm, the belief on a hidden prisca sapientia in the occult philosophy to be rediscovered with a scientific approach and the dispute with materialistic philosophy.
• Bioblast editor: Gnaiger E
Labels:
Attraction, affinity, force
* Affinity * Force
- Figure: The cyclic molecular structure of benzene and the ouroboros eating its own tail. Image credit: Haltopub / CC BY-SA.
