Isaac the alchemist, secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal'd, Mary Losure
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Isaac the alchemist, secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal'd, Mary Losure
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 10 and up
resource.interestGradeLevel
Grades 5 and up
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Isaac the alchemist
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
971981136
Responsibility statement
Mary Losure
Sub title
secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal'd
Summary
An account of the life of the famous physicist describes how, as a young genius growing up in the home of an apothecary, he read everything he could, built handmade machines, and performed chemical experiments that seemed magical
Table of contents
The apothecary's house -- Book of mysteries -- Stars -- School -- Siege weapons -- An inclination for mechanics -- Chymistry -- Triumph and recreation -- Hemlock, henbane, mandrake root -- What good is a such a bookish boy? -- Truth is my greater friend -- Astrology...to mathematics...to the ghosts of light -- The comet -- Year of wonders -- Isaac's alchemy begins -- Enter the Royal Society -- Isaac the alchemist -- Transformations
Target audience
pre adolescent
resource.variantTitle
Isaac the alchemist, secrets of Isaac Newton, revealed
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