Isaac the Alchemist : Secrets of Isaac Newton, Reveal'd (CD-Audio)

from themulhern

Very nicely constructed book of 176 pages, rather large print. Many illustrations, reproductions of contemporary notes, engravings, and paintings all black and white. The focus is really on Newton's life up until he wrote the Principia. The alchemical metaphor is of Newton's transformation of the...

from VaterOlsen

Mary Losure biography of Isaac Netwton is both accurate and gentle. Isaac Newton experimented with both science and magic, which Losure explains as a product of the day in which Newton lived, rather than a personal failing to experiment with magic. The context of Newton's life brings fullness to ...

from julieandbeli

I read this book with my children and we absolutely loved it. Detailed with information that was entertaining and interesting to children and adults alike. My children begged for more each time we read and they were fascinated and amazed by all the crazy things that Isaac Newton did. I received t...

from eduscapes

ISAAC THE ALCHEMIST by Mary Losure takes a fascinating look into the life of Isaac Newton. This work of narrative nonfiction immerses readers in the life of a boy living in an apothecary's house. Readers will be particularly intrigued by the connections between magic and science during Isaac's ti...

from julieandbeli

I read this book with my children and we absolutely loved it. Detailed with information that was entertaining and interesting to children and adults alike. My children begged for more each time we read and they were fascinated and amazed by all the crazy things that Isaac Newton did. I received t...