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Though Sir Isaac Newton’s work in chemistry is often overshadowed by his more celebrated discoveries in physics, his enduring interest in early chemistry (chymistry) is well recorded by the extensi
148. After his first publication in optics (see Herald 144), Newton continued to study optics, and finally in 1704 he published this collection of his studies.
Though Sir Isaac Newton’s work in chemistry is often overshadowed by his more celebrated discoveries in physics, his enduring interest in early chemistry (chymistry) is well recorded by the extensi
148. After his first publication in optics (see Herald 144), Newton continued to study optics, and finally in 1704 he published this collection of his studies.
