The Janus Faces of Genius : The Role of Alchemy in Newton's Thought (Paperback)

List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Isaac Newton, philosopher by fire; 2. Vegetability and providence; 3. Cosmology and history; 4. Modes of divine activity in the world: before the Principia; 5. Modes of divine activity in the world: the Principia period; 6. Modes of divine activity in the world: after the Principia, 1687?1713; 7. Modes of divine activity in the world: after the Principia, 1713?1727; 8. Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.