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Alchemy

The Library of Isaac Newton

by John Harrison

A catalogue and analysis of the books Newton owned at his death, reconstructed from inventories and surviving volumes. It documents the large place of alchemy and theology in his reading alongside mathematics and natural philosophy.

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