It is stated in a letter of Mr. Law’s, quoted in this magazine, that Charles I. was a diligent reader and admirer of Jacob Behmen; that he sent a well-qualified person from England to Goerlitz, in Upper Lusatia, to acquire the German language, and to collect every anecdote he could meet with there relative to this great alchymist.
[115] In a letter to Dr. Halley, dated June 20th, 1686, Sir Isaac refers to this paper, and observes, that it is only to be looked upon as one of his guesses that he did not rely upon.
[116] See [page 273].
[117] See Newtoni Opera, by Horsley, vol. iv. p. 375–382.
[118] Sir Isaac does not seem to have afterward described this construction.
[119] See Edinburgh Transactions, vol. ix. p. 433, and the Edinburgh Journal of Science, July, 1829, No. I. New Series, p. 108.
[120] Art. Accidental Colours in the Edinburgh Encyclopædia.
[121] See Phil. Trans. 1722, vol. xxxiii. p. 57.
[122] This conversation, originally copied from Mr. Conduit’s handwriting, is given in the Appendix, No. iii. p. 320.
[123] These were the three children of his half-brother Smith, the three children of his half-sister Pilkington, and the two daughters of his half-sister Barton, all of whom survived Sir Isaac. New Anecdotes of Sir Isaac Newton, by J. H., a Gentleman of his Mother’s Family. See Annual Register, 1776, vol. xix. p. 25 of Characters. The author of this paper was James Hutton, Esq. of Pimlico.