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Neal Stephenson's System of the World trilogy has a lot to say on Newton's alchemical investigations.
by osullivj 6y ago
Neal Stephenson's System of the World trilogy has a lot to say on Newton's alchemical investigations.
- DEADBEEFC0FFEE 6y agoI really ought to finish the last book.
- prepend 6y agoI remember it captured Newton’s nuttiness and strong interest in experiment and knowledge when Stephenson had a scene where Newton used knitting needles inserted under his own eyeballs to distort the shape of his eyeball and describe what he saw.