[metmom]

Isaac Newton was brilliant about some things and a real kook about others. He spent a ridiculous amount of his time on alchemy.

We know now that alchemy doesn't work. He was just doing the prevailing science of the day when he did his work on alchemy.

[freespirited]

We know now that alchemy doesn't work. He was just doing the prevailing science of the day when he did his work on alchemy.

This takes the discussion back to my original point. He isn't right about everything simply because of his great contributions to physics.

Quoting him as an authority on biology is entirely unconvincing.