What is alchemy? - New Scientist
The alchemists’ main goal was the philosopher’s stone, a substance which could transmute base metals into gold and silver, cure any disease and held the key to eternal life
The true story of alchemy - New Scientist
2012年11月7日 · The true story of alchemy. See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog By William H. Brock
Why two geniuses delved into the occult - New Scientist
2009年4月24日 · Together, the two great thinkers delved into mysticism, numerology and alchemy in their quest to understand the universe and themselves. Miller tells New Scientist about his …
The maddeningly magical maths of John Dee - New Scientist
2016年2月24日 · He cast horoscopes, practiced numerology and alchemy, and sought occult codes that would permit conversations with angels in the language used by Adam. Dee is, in …
Review : Isaac the torturer - New Scientist
1997年10月25日 · As the subtitle suggests, there are descriptions of Newton’s secret life-long fascination with alchemy throughout the book. Newton wrote more than a million words on the …
Why are there seven colours in a rainbow? - New Scientist
2021年9月8日 · Seeing seven colours in a rainbow is down to what we expect to see, not reality. In fact, there are many more colours in a rainbow, as our readers explain
Isaac Newton | One of the founders of modern physics - New …
New Scientist once described Isaac Newton as “the supreme genius and most enigmatic character in the history of science.” His three greatest discoveries — the theory of universal …
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Antoine Lavoisier | Revolutionary French chemist - New Scientist
French aristocrat and chemist Antoine Laurent Lavoisier was an incredibly important figure in the history of chemistry, whose findings were equivalent in stature to the impact of Isaac Newton‘s ...
The top 10 movies about the multiverse according to a physicist
2024年1月16日 · Groundhog Day (1993). In quantum physics, actuality is a blend of different particle histories – as if denizens of the subatomic world need to try all possibilities to get …