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Does Pseudoscience Lead to Breakthroughs? It Did for Isaac Newton

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Newton’s fascination with alchemy didn’t turn lead into gold, but it did lead to revelations about visible light.

G. Clay Whittaker
G. Clay Whittaker
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G. Clay Whittaker

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