William Newman
Princeton University Press
e druk, 2018
9780691174877
Newton the Alchemist
Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's "Secret Fire"
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Gebonden, 560 blz.
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EN
Princeton University Press |
2018
ISBN13: 9780691174877
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A book that finally demystifies Newton's experiments in alchemyWhen 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
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780691174877
Taal:EN
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:560
Uitgever:Princeton University Press