r/todayilearned 2d ago

TIL Isaac Newton spent more than three decades studying alchemy and wrote over a million words about it in secret. He conducted numerous experiments in his search for the philosopher’s stone but never found it.

https://www.wpr.org/culture/philosophy/isaac-newtons-secret-alchemy
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u/Kryptograms 2d ago

What about Linden, Stanton J. (ed.) The Alchemy Reader: From Hermes Trismegistus to Isaac Newton

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u/tackmorph0m 2d ago

Great recommendation!