03-01-2023, 03:13 PM
Isaac Newton’s Hermeneutics of the Symbolic Texts of Chymistry and Biblical Prophecy
PhD thesis by Paul T. Greenham
That early modern natural philosophers such as Isaac Newton were deeply preoccupied by
religious concerns, which were entwined with their study of nature, has become—at last—a
fairly uncontroversial commonplace. In the area of the relationship between Newton’s
natural philosophy, alchemy, and theology, Dobbs’ Janus Faces of Genius has had an
enduring impact. However, the new historiography of alchemy and insights gained from the
application of book history to the history of science—particularly the bookishness of
alchemy—require Newton’s alchemy and theology to be revisited.
347 pages.
https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitst...thesis.pdf
PhD thesis by Paul T. Greenham
That early modern natural philosophers such as Isaac Newton were deeply preoccupied by
religious concerns, which were entwined with their study of nature, has become—at last—a
fairly uncontroversial commonplace. In the area of the relationship between Newton’s
natural philosophy, alchemy, and theology, Dobbs’ Janus Faces of Genius has had an
enduring impact. However, the new historiography of alchemy and insights gained from the
application of book history to the history of science—particularly the bookishness of
alchemy—require Newton’s alchemy and theology to be revisited.
347 pages.
https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitst...thesis.pdf