Isaac the alchemist : secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal'd / Mary Losure.
Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed, Isaac studied the few books he could get his hands on, built handmade machines, and experimented with alchemy--a process of chemical reactions that seemed, at the time, to be magical. Mary Losure's riveting narrative nonfiction account of Isaac's early life traces his development as a thinker from his childhood, in friendly prose that will capture the attention of today's budding scientists--as if by magic.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780763670634
- ISBN: 0763670634
- Physical Description: 163 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1 Apothecary's House 1 -- Chapter 2 Book of Mysteries 9 -- Chapter 3 Stars 15 -- Chapter 4 School 21 -- Chapter 5 Siege Weapons 25 -- Chapter 6 An Inclination for Mechanics 31 -- Chapter 7 Chymistry 39 -- Chapter 8 Triumph and Recreation 47 -- Chapter 9 Hemlock, Henbane, Mandrake Root 53 -- Chapter 10 What Good Is Such a Bookish Boy? 59 -- Chapter 11 Truth Is My Greater Friend 65 -- Chapter 12 Astrology ... to Mathematics ... to the Ghosts of Light 71 -- Chapter 13 Comet 77 -- Chapter 14 Year of Wonders 85 -- Chapter 15 Isaac's Alchemy Begins 93 -- Chapter 16 Enter the Royal Society 101 -- Chapter 17 Isaac the Alchemist 109 -- Chapter 18 Transformations 117.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1010L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.9 3 188113.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | YA BIO NEWTON (Text) | 36015000115556 | Young Adult Biography | Available | - |
