Introducing Newton's Alchemical Papers

At the beginning of 2004, The Chymistry of Isaac Newton was established at the University of Indiana. Their goals are:

to transcribe Newton's alchemical manuscripts
to investigate the laboratory techniques of Newton's time
to replicate contemporary equipment and experiments

The Chymistry of Isaac Newton operates in close collaboration with us with a view to creating a comprehensive resource that will encompass all aspects of Newton's thought and activity. A full listing of the source material it will make available can be found in the Alchemical Papers section of the Newton Project's online catalogue. Links to the material already available on the Chymistry site are provided below.

Alchemical texts sorted by date

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ALCH00110 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Notebook containing notes and experimental reports c. 1664-1696, mostly in English with some Latin and Greek, c. 65,000 words, 283 pp. + 4 pp. starting from the back. Shelfmark: Additional Ms. 3975 Location: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK [View normalized text at Chymistry of Isaac Newton]
ALCH00041 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Transcript of 'S^r George Ripley His Epistle to K Edward unfolded' c. late 1660s/ early 1670s, in English with some Latin and Greek, c. 10,000 words, 17 pp. on 9 ff. Shelfmark: Keynes Ms. 52 Location: King's College, Cambridge [View normalized text at Chymistry of Isaac Newton]
ALCH00052 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: 'Verses at the end of B[asil] Valentine's mystery of the Microcosm' c. 1670?, in English, 569 lines, 20 pp. on 10 ff. Shelfmark: Keynes Ms. 63 Location: King's College, Cambridge [View normalized text at Chymistry of Isaac Newton]
ALCH00081 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Two incomplete treatises on the vegetative growth of metals and minerals 1670-75, in English and Latin, c. 4,500 words, 12 pp. Shelfmark: NMAHRB Ms. 1031 B Location: Dibner Library, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA [View normalized text at Chymistry of Isaac Newton]
ALCH00109 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: Notes evidently on Newton's own laboratory experiments 10 Dec. 1678 to 15 Jan. [1678/9?], mostly in English but two sets in Latin, c. 20,000 words, 51 ff. several of which blank. Shelfmark: Additional Ms. 3973 Location: Cambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK [View normalized text at Chymistry of Isaac Newton]
ALCH00019 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: 'Index Chemicus' 1680s, in Latin, c. 34,000 words, 123 pp. on 94 ff. Index Chemicus (part a) [View normalized text at Chymistry of Isaac Newton] Index Chemicus (part b) [View normalized text at Chymistry of Isaac Newton] Shelfmark: Keynes Ms. 30 Location: King's College, Cambridge
ALCH00042 [View Record]	Author: Isaac Newton Title: 'Of y^e first Gate' mid-1690s, in English with some Latin and Greek, c. 2,800 words, 9 pp. on 5 ff. Shelfmark: Keynes Ms. 53 Location: King's College, Cambridge [View normalized text at Chymistry of Isaac Newton]

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February's Featured Text

Isaac Newton, Treatise on Revelation (Section 2) [Yahuda Ms. 9]One of Newton's fullest expositions of his views on how to interpret Biblical prophecy. Drawing on a huge range of historical and literary sources, he attempts to clarify the complex symbolism of the New Testament Book of Revelation by locating it in its pre-Christian, Judaic frame of reference.