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Are Great Scientists Always Heretics? - Stuart Clark, BBC News

Great scientists change the way we view the world.Doing that usually means smashing an old, entrenched idea - often making enemies in the process.Before being proven and accepted, a great...

How Newton the Alchemist Explained Geology - David Bressan, HoG

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) is today remembered for his contributions to optics, mechanics and gravity, but as a typical polymath of his time he was also interested in alchemy. And...

Isaac Newton: A 17th Century 'Dirty Harry' - Judy Dutton, Mental Floss

Back in 1695, England’s Royal Mint discovered a serious problem: A massive portion of the circulating currency was phony. As counterfeiting methods grew increasingly clever, the...

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