It is worth noting that Newton developed calculus eight years before Leibniz, but Leibniz is known for developing modern European mathematics because he introduced carefully drawn symbols and ...

Secret Symbols. Sir Isaac Newton is well known for his mathematical and scientific achievements, yet few people know about his work as an alchemist.

Classroom Activity for the NOVA program Newton's Dark Secrets: In Secret Symbols, students read and interpret a passage from a famous alchemical text titled The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine ...

Sir David Wallace, director of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, U.K., added, "He was a complex character, who also pursued alchemy"—the search for a method to ...