Philosophical
Did Newton's physics come from ancient magic?
Newton wrote more about alchemy and ancient mysticism than he ever did about physics or math. Over a million words. When his private papers were finally auctioned in 1936, scholars were stunned. The father of modern science had been deeply immersed in Hermetic philosophy his entire life.
That which is below is like that which is above, and that which is above is like that which is below, to do the miracles of one only thing.— Newton
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The thinker
Physicist, Mathematician, Alchemist
Isaac Newton (1643-1727) was an English mathematician and physicist who revolutionized science, while secretly spending decades studying alchemy and Hermetic philosophy.
Based on Newton's Secret Alchemy — BBC Documentary, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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