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- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Symbols and Conventions xi
- Abbreviations for Works Cited xix
- ONE. The Enigma of Newton’s Alchemy 1
- TWO. Problems of Authority and Language in Newton’s Chymistry 20
- THREE. Religion, Ancient Wisdom, and Newton’s Alchemy 45
- FOUR. Early Modern Alchemical Theory 64
- FIVE. The Young Thaumaturge 88
- SIX. Optics and Matter: Newton, Boyle, and Scholastic Mixture Theory 114
- SEVEN. Newton’s Early Alchemical Theoricae 136
- EIGHT. Toward a General Theory of Vegetability and Mechanism 150
- NINE. The Doves of Diana 181
- TEN. Flowers of Lead 209
- ELEVEN. Johann de Monte-Snyders in Newton’s Alchemy 223
- TWELVE. Attempts at a Unified Practice 246
- THIRTEEN. The Fortunes of Raymundus 261
- FOURTEEN. The Shadow of a Noble Experiment 296
- FIFTEEN. The Quest for Sophic Sal Ammoniac 319
- SIXTEEN. Extracting Our Venus 347
- SEVENTEEN. Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, Alchemical Collaborator 367
- EIGHTEEN. Praxis 396
- NINETEEN. The Warden of the Mint and His Alchemical Associates 415
- TWENTY. Public and Private 434
- TWENTY-ONE. The Ghost of Sendivogius 452
- TWENTY-TWO. A Final Interlude 482
- Epilogue 497
- APPENDIX ONE. The Origin of Newton’s Chymical Dictionaries 501
- APPENDIX TWO. Newton’s “Key to Snyders” 504
- APPENDIX THREE. “Three Mysterious Fires” 509
- APPENDIX FOUR. Newton’s Interview with William Yworth 517
- Index 521
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Symbols and Conventions xi
- Abbreviations for Works Cited xix
- ONE. The Enigma of Newton’s Alchemy 1
- TWO. Problems of Authority and Language in Newton’s Chymistry 20
- THREE. Religion, Ancient Wisdom, and Newton’s Alchemy 45
- FOUR. Early Modern Alchemical Theory 64
- FIVE. The Young Thaumaturge 88
- SIX. Optics and Matter: Newton, Boyle, and Scholastic Mixture Theory 114
- SEVEN. Newton’s Early Alchemical Theoricae 136
- EIGHT. Toward a General Theory of Vegetability and Mechanism 150
- NINE. The Doves of Diana 181
- TEN. Flowers of Lead 209
- ELEVEN. Johann de Monte-Snyders in Newton’s Alchemy 223
- TWELVE. Attempts at a Unified Practice 246
- THIRTEEN. The Fortunes of Raymundus 261
- FOURTEEN. The Shadow of a Noble Experiment 296
- FIFTEEN. The Quest for Sophic Sal Ammoniac 319
- SIXTEEN. Extracting Our Venus 347
- SEVENTEEN. Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, Alchemical Collaborator 367
- EIGHTEEN. Praxis 396
- NINETEEN. The Warden of the Mint and His Alchemical Associates 415
- TWENTY. Public and Private 434
- TWENTY-ONE. The Ghost of Sendivogius 452
- TWENTY-TWO. A Final Interlude 482
- Epilogue 497
- APPENDIX ONE. The Origin of Newton’s Chymical Dictionaries 501
- APPENDIX TWO. Newton’s “Key to Snyders” 504
- APPENDIX THREE. “Three Mysterious Fires” 509
- APPENDIX FOUR. Newton’s Interview with William Yworth 517
- Index 521