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Reference

Alchemical Glossary
Chymical terms used in Newton's manuscripts.

Chymical Products
Photographs of products created using Newton's experimental techniques.

Editorial Practices
Conventions used in manuscript transcriptions to indicate deletions, insertions and other editorial practices.

Index Chemicus
Alphabetically sorted, user-friendly version of Newton's Index Chemicus (Keynes 30-1) manuscript

Symbol Guide
Chymical symbols used in Newton's manuscripts.

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Instruction

Newton's Chymistry of Metal Solubilities
A multimedia interpretation and reworking of a series of experiments taken from Query 31 of Newton's optical masterpiece, the Opticks.

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