The famous scientist Sir Isaac Newton was born on January 4 and died on March 31 1727. He was a English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. What is so interesting is that he was at the time a secret alchemist. Being a scientist you look for reasons and explanations to your findings. As a alchemist you believed in magic and the search of the philosopher's stone which would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. This is a belief in the supernatural, as we know that living forever is not possible. A man of modern science and a natural philosopher you don't rely on the use of "magic" in your scientific findings.
As a young man interested in science, Dr. Frankensteins was fond of the scientists who were known to believe in the supernatural. I would imagine if he knew Sir Isaac Newton was one of those scientists he would have studied him as well.
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