The example of Newton and the relation between the seemingly disparate fields of physics, alchemy and theology is explored in detail in Neal Stephenson's Baroqu

The example of Newton and the relation between the seemingly disparate fields of physics, alchemy and theology is explored in detail in Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. There, Newton does not actually make that distinction (is always working on one and the same set of problems) and is also successful in all, though not recognized as such.