Isaac Newton’s attempts to unlock secret code of pyramids

Re:Isaac Newton’s attempts to unlock secret code of pyramids by osullivj on Monday December 07, 2020 @05:01AM (#25330761)

Neal Stephenson's System of the World trilogy has a lot to say on Newton's alchemical investigations.

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Re:Isaac Newton’s attempts to unlock secret code of pyramids by prepend on Monday December 07, 2020 @07:37AM (#25331557)

I remember it captured Newton’s nuttiness and strong interest in experiment and knowledge when Stephenson had a scene where Newton used knitting needles inserted under his own eyeballs to distort the shape of his eyeball and describe what he saw.

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Re:Isaac Newton’s attempts to unlock secret code of pyramids by DEADBEEFC0FFEE on Monday December 07, 2020 @05:17AM (#25330832)

I really ought to finish the last book.

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