Newton spent most of his life pursuing alchemy, and not because he was a great chemist. He spent much of his life broke and whoever could find the Philosopher’s Stone would be rich.

In this interactive feature, decode Newton's strange alchemical notes, read commentary by expert Bill Newman, ... To orient yourself to the bewildering world of 17th-century alchemy, ...

"Newton was intensely interested in alchemy almost his whole life," James Voelkel, curator of rare books at the foundation's Othmer Library of Chemical History, told the Washington Post.

A 17th-century manuscript written by Sir Isaac Newton that was held in a private collection for decades is being ... who wrote an estimated 1,000,000 words of notes on alchemy during his ...

Researchers have discovered a long lost collection of notes by 17th century English physicist Sir Isaac Newton. Newton's Lost Notes on Alchemy Are Found - Los Angeles Times ...

Newton’s fascination with alchemy didn’t turn lead into gold, but it did lead to revelations about visible light. G. Clay Whittaker Published Apr. 8 2016 2:40PM EDT ...

Distancing Newton's legacy from alchemy continued for hundreds of years. In 1888, the University of Cambridge declined to archive the alchemy texts and they were later sold at private auction, ...

A 17th-century recipe written by Isaac Newton is now going online, revealing more about the physicist’s relationship with the ancient science of alchemy.

Newton does not manage to take the critical step between alchemy and chemistry. That would be down to scientists of the next generation, such as Lavoisier, to achieve. The texts put online by ...

One of Isaac Newton's 17th-century alchemy manuscripts, buried in a private collection for decades, reveals his recipe for a material thought to be a step toward concocting the magical philosopher ...