Newton, a true God of mankind

[OnlyTheFaithful]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdmhPfGo3fE

[1871]

Agree with your estimation of Newton with regard to his scientific advancements though he wasnt that much of a Christian.

Interesting general doc. However its no secret or revelation that Newton was 'religious' – even though the secret diaries were interesting. All they admit to is their own ignorance in not having studied Newtons life. Newton got into religious controversies in his life – especially over the ‘trinity’ dispute. This was no secret and was not discovered with Keynes papers - it got him into a predicment at the time but it was quickly resolved - Joseph Williamson was an astute man - well able to take the flak from an irate King - so the situation was ‘resolved’. Newton was excused from such a commitment by the authorities,. Do these Yanks know nothing about the culture and politics of British social life ? Obviously not. The way that they talk youd think they were talking about medieval times in central Europe not 17th century Britain.

Quote: During 1667 Newton was a Fellow at Cambridge, making necessary the commitment to taking Holy Orders within seven years of completion of his studies. Prior to commencing studies he was required to take a vow of celibacy and recognize the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England. Newton considered ceasing his studies prior to completion in order to avoid the ordination made necessary by law of King Charles II for all graduates.albeit after Newtons death ]He later capitulated to his desire for exemption from the binding of the statute, in some way assisted in this by the efforts of Isaac Barrow, when in 1676 the then State Secretary Joseph Williamson changed the relevant statute of Trinity College to provide dispensation from this duty .

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Barrow


I mean the Observations on the Prophesies of Daniel and the Apocalypse of St. John by Newton has been in print since 1733 albeit 6 after Newtons death – but its no secret !

http://www.isaacnewton.ca/daniel_apocalypse/

Interesting intro to Newton though - and interesting about the diaries.
Diaries were quite common by the way. Only in the past 30/40 years or so has it gone out of common practice - and diaries were always regarded as private.

Quote: Relation to the science of chemistry

Main article: History of chemistry

Practical applications of alchemy produced a wide range of contributions to medicine and the physical sciences. Alchemists Jābir ibn Hayyān[and Robert Boyle are both credited as being the fathers of chemistry. Paracelsian iatrochemistry emphasized the medicinal application of alchemy (continued in plant alchemy, or spagyric).[8] Studies of alchemy also influenced Isaac Newton's theory of gravity.[Academic historical research supports that the alchemists were searching for a material substance using physical methods.[10
It is a popular belief that alchemists made contributions to the "chemical" industries of the day—ore testing and refining, metalworking, production of gunpowder, ink, dyes, paints, cosmetics, leather tanning, ceramics, glass manufacture, preparation of extracts, liquors, and so on (it seems that the preparation of aqua vitae, the "water of life", was a fairly popular "experiment" among European alchemists). Alchemists contributed distillation to Western Europe. The attempts of alchemists to arrange information on substances, so as to clarify and anticipate the products of their chemical reactions, resulted in early conceptions of chemical elements and the first rudimentary periodic tables. They learned how to extract metals from ores, and how to compose many types of inorganic acids and bases.
During the 17th century, practical alchemy started to evolve into modern chemistry,as it was renamed by Robert Boyle, the "father of modern chemistry".[12] In his book, The Skeptical Chymist, Boyle attacked Paracelsus and the natural philosophy of Aristotle, which was taught at universities. However, Boyle's biographers, in their emphasis that he laid the foundations of modern chemistry, neglect how steadily he clung to the scholastic sciences and to alchemy, in theory, practice and doctrine.The decline of alchemy continued in the 18th century with the birth of modern chemistry, which provided a more precise and reliable framework within a new view of the universe based on rational materialism.