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Gr 6–8—Losure brings a world-renowned scientist to life. Isaac Newton's story, from his tough formative years through the end of his life, is ably told and peppered with a mix of Old English and scientific terms. Fascinating details, such as experiments with mercury that involved him tasting the poisonous element, humanize him and will keep reader inter...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1936, economist John Maynard Keyes bought a set of Isaac Newton's manuscripts at auction only to discover that many of the pages had nothing to do with science, but rather alchemy. Newton, Keyes reasoned, "was not the first of the age of reason…He was the last of the magicians." Indeed, Newton grew up in a world where it was very difficult to tell where one field of study ended and another began, a world where alchemy and "chymistry" (as it was then spelled) seemed to be rela...Log In or Sign Up to Read More