ISBN: 0-7382-0143-X

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White, Michael, 1959-

Isaac Newton : the last sorcerer / Michael White.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-201-48301-7 (hc) -- ISBN 0-7382-0143-X (pbk.)
1. Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727. 2. Newton, Isaac, Sir,

1642-1727--Influence. 3.Alchemy--Influence. 4. Physics--History.
5. Science--History. 6. Physicists--Great Britain--Biography.
I.Title.
QC16.N7W45 1997
509′.2--dc21
[B] 99-60012
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Copyright © 1997 by Michael White

Originally published in Great Britain by Fourth Estate Limited

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Number XXV from Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching translated by D.C. Lau ( Penguin Clas-
sics 1963.) © D.C. Lau 1963. Reproduced by permission of Penguin Books.

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