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Isaac Newton’s occult studies – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newton’s writings suggest that one of the main goals of his alchemy may have been the discovery of The Philosopher’s Stone (a material believed to turn base metals into gold), and perhaps to a lesser …

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  1. That's actually a great story line in the Baroque Cycle books by Neal Stephenson.  Gave me a whole new idea of what Newton may have been about 🙂

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