Introducing Newton’s Alchemical Papers
Newton’s alchemical works are being transcribed by our sister project, The Chymistry of Isaac Newton at the University of Indiana. Links to the material already available on the Chymistry site are provided below. A full listing of the source material it will make available can be found in the Alchemical Papers section of the Newton Project’s online catalogue.
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'The Three Fires'.
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Abstracts of five works by Michael Maier (early 1690s).
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Draft alchemical treatise or compilation.
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'Experimenta Raymundi', 6 pp.
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'Notanda Chymica' (late 1660s).
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'Artephius his secret Book', followed by 'The Epistle of Iohn Pontanus, wherein he beareth witness of ye book of Artephius', c. 1,500 words, 3 pp. (c. 1670s).
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Notes on Sendivogius (c. 1685-90).
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'The Epitome of the treasure of health written by Edwardus Generosus Anglicus innominatus who lived Anno Domini 1562'.
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Transcripts from two published alchemical tracts.
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'Basil Valentine Currus Triumphalis Antimonij': notes and abstracts (c. 1667-8).
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Three alchemical verse extracts, in English.
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Notebook (early 1690s), containing alchemical notes from a wide range of sources.
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Excerpts from Jodocus a Rhe [Johannes Rhenanus], with transcripts of letters to Dr. John Twysden [Twisden] from 'A.C. [leg. A.O.?] Faber' and notes on a work by Faber. In Latin.
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Notebook containing abstracts and notes drawn from various alchemical works.
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Short extracts from an assortment of alchemical writers (early to mid-1670s).
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'Pearce the black Monck upon ye Elixir': an alchemical verse allegory, 226 lines.
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'Liber Mercurioum [sic: leg. 'Mercuriorum'] Corporum' (1668-75).
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Notebook containing little but headings ('De Sale'; 'Solutio'; 'Conjunctio et Liquefactio'; 'Imbibitio & Calcinatio', etc.), with gaps for entries left blank apart from a few perfunctory notes in Latin.
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Twelve small bundles of alchemical notes and extracts from a very wide range of sources.
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Incomplete abstract of Yworth's 'Processus Mysterii Magni Philosophicus' condensed into five chapters (c. early 1690s).
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'The Seven Chapters' (late 1680s-1690s) plus notes and an unrelated draft letter.
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Two sets of notes.
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'Clavis': detailed directions for a lengthy alchemical operation beginning with the digestion of antimony, iron and sulphur.
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'The Regimen' (early 1680s).
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Notes on various (al)chemical processes (separations, processions, sublimations, distillations, etc.).
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