Texts featured by The Newton Project http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/ALCH00069http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/ALCH00069Miscellaneous notebook containing Newton's accounts for 1665-9, a series of increasingly complicated mathematical problems, and a highly revealing personal confession. At Whitsun 1662, Newton compiled a list of all the 47 sins he could remember having committed in his life, from stealing cherries to "threatning my [step]father and mother ... to burne them and the house over them". The accounts section charts the beginning of his study of alchemy in 1669, with purchases of books, materials and a furnace to equip the makeshift laboratory he set up in the grounds of Trinity College.Sat, 1 Jan 2011 00:00 GMT Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/PERS00001http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/PERS00001Newton's undergraduate accounts book, giving a fascinating insight into his lifestyle as a student. Though generally frugal, he records occasional indulgences: beer and wine, a visit to the tennis court, and a surprisingly large outlay on cherries. The notebook also reveals that he was operating a money-lending operation for his fellow students.Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:00 GMT Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/NATP00056http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/NATP00056What can science tell us about the existence of God, and about the nature of God if God does exist? These are the questions Newton addresses in his most original and influential discussion of the interface between science and religion. For Newton, God's existence is beyond dispute but we can no more understand his precise nature than a blind man can understand colour.Mon, 1 Nov 2010 00:00 GMT Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/NATP00004http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/NATP00004An illustrated account of Newton's first ventures into optical experimentation. Using his own eyes as subjects, he seriously risked blinding himself with experiments such as staring directly into the sun or poking a small knife into his eye socket to see what effect this would have on his visual perceptions. Astonishingly, his eyesight remained excellent until his death at the age of over eighty.Fri, 1 Oct 2010 00:00 GMT Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00092http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00092This undergraduate notebook charts the beginnings of Newton's scientific career. Ignoring the traditional Aristotelian curriculum, Newton packed his private notebook with analyses and criticisms of the latest theories in mathematics, optics and physics, together with a wide range of his own 'philosophical questions'.Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00 GMT Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00285http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00285Section A(1) of a huge collection of disordered fragmentary drafts on ancient history in which Newton correlates Jewish, Greek and Egyptian chronology. Much of the historical material later found its way into the posthumous 'Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended' (1728). These papers also contain a draft interpretation of the visions of Daniel.Sun, 1 Aug 2010 00:00 GMT Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00286http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00286A substantial bundle of Latin notes on the beliefs and religious practices of various pre-Christian societies. Newton attempts to show that various supposedly mythical figures in Egyptian, Greek, Chaldean and other literatures can be equated with what he considers historical Old Testament characters such as Noah and his sons.Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00 GMT Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00111http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00111A Latin fragment on the Temple of Solomon and its dimensions. For Newton and for many of his contemporaries - not just fellow Protestants but also Roman Catholics and Jews - correctly interpreting the detailed description given of the Temple in the Old Testament Book of Ezekiel was vitally important for two reasons. Firstly, it was believed that the rebuilding of the Temple was foretold in prophecy and a sacred duty. Secondly and perhaps even more importantly, there was thought to be a 'mystical' meaning to the design reflecting the structure that the True Church itself would have at the end of time.Tue, 1 Jun 2010 00:00 GMT Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00049http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00049Perhaps Newton's clearest account of his views on the Last Judgment and the thousand-year reign of Christ on earth. Misunderstanding of the Biblical texts concerning these events, he argues, is the source of the false doctrine of Purgatory. Contrary to 'received opinion', Judgment Day will not follow the Millennium but begin with it.Sat, 1 May 2010 00:00 GMT Isaac Newtonhttp://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00270http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/view/texts/normalized/THEM00270One 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.Mon, 1 Mar 2010 00:00 GMT