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Politics : Evolution
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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (12226)1/5/2011 9:46:25 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 69300
 
In spite of that, he was a great methodical mind when it came to experimentation. I was probably only about ten when I read his "Optiks". He didn't assume anything but built his experiments up like a pyramid...

Even then, Isaac was able to keep his religious beliefs under wraps. In today's world, he would have kept it pretty quiet.

But I don't think in today's world he would give such superstitions too much shrift. At the time, alchemy was something that attracted curious and nimble minds. Boyle was also an alchemist.
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