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The Janus Faces of Genius : The Role of Alchemy in Newton's Thought
The Janus Faces of Genius The Role of Alchemy in Newton's Thought
Author: Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs
In this major reevaluation of Isaac Newton's intellectual life, Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs shows how his pioneering work in mathematics, physics, and cosmology was intertwined with his study of alchemy. Professor Dobbs argues that to Newton those several intellectual pursuits were all ways of approaching Truth, and that Newton's primary goal was not...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521380843
ISBN-10: 0521380847
Publication Date: 5/29/1992
Pages: 373
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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