Ghost of a flea

NEWTON | Autograph manuscript notes on the Great Pyramid of Egypt, c. 1680s

"... unpublished notes showing Newton’s attempts to unlock codes hidden in the Bible and determine the timing of the apocalypse are now being sold by Sotheby’s. Three pages of scribblings on the Egyptian pyramids, which Newton believed held the key to profound secrets, are expected to fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds when online bidding closes on Tuesday.

"In a variation on 'the dog ate my homework', the notes are scorched from a fire apparently caused by Newton’s hound, Diamond, jumping onto a table and tipping over a candle."

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 8, 2020 06:44 AM