Chapters in this book

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