Newton's Papers [1st 8min]

Isaac Newton is revered for his scientific theories. Theology and alchemy are not the subjects that spring to mind when you think of his work. But Newton wrote a lot about them and two pioneering projects are making these texts available to a wide audience. Dr Rob Iliffe from Imperial College is Editorial Director of the Newton Project, which has put online nearly half of the two and a half million words he devoted to the subject of theology, as well as a large selection of his personal and scientific papers. Professor Bill Newman from Indiana University is an expert in Newton's alchemical writings and is publishing those papers on the internet as 'The Chymistry of Isaac Newton'.