by Ashley Cowie THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE IS TO SOME, A MYSTERIOUS SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF TRANSFORMING BASE METALS INTO GOLD WHILE TO OTHERS IT'S A METAPHOR FOR SPIRITUAL GOLD - ENLIGHTENMENT. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES HOW BOTH CONCEPTS BECAME SIR ISAAC NEWTON'S OBSESSION AND SUGGESTS HIS QUEST MIGHT HAVE INFLUENCED SOME OF HIS GREATEST SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. The first … [Read more...]