12-07-2015, 02:33 AM
Newton has sometimes been called 'the Last Magician'. Chemistry as we know it was an infant science, alchemy was not a fringe pursuit. His refusal to take Holy Orders and his borderline heretical beliefs were far more controversial at the time.
(So much about this bloke is terribly familiar, isn't it? Even down to reports of his complaints in meetings about sitting in the right seat due to draughts...)
(So much about this bloke is terribly familiar, isn't it? Even down to reports of his complaints in meetings about sitting in the right seat due to draughts...)