SuitabookIsaac the alchemist
Mary Losure
- Reading
- Read together at a comfortable pace, pausing to distinguish what people at the time thought alchemy could do from what the book says about chemical reactions.
- Themes
- Curiosity and experimentation: Newton is described as observing and recording the world, building machines and experimenting as a boy. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Alchemy in its historical setting: The book addresses alchemy in its historical setting; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The historical framing helps distinguish the period’s understanding from modern science, while keeping alchemy part of Newton’s story.
- Worth knowing
- Alchemy and chemical reactions are part of the subject matter.