The conventional narrative for the Scientific Revolution describes a period of time where great change in both theology and scientific advancement occurred. Isaac Newton, one of the leaders in this revolution, provided many insights into the workings of the universe. From his findings on gravity and forces, the world began to move away from what was once considered magic. With this newly gained knowledge society began moving into a new era for what we now know as modern science. However, Newton still had many more unpublished theories and theologies that would not even be discovered until after his death. In a time where theologies that went against the church were considered taboo, many of Newton’s papers were ignored, with mathematical papers taking a much higher priority over …show more content…
It would only be in the future where grip of the church is weakened, that the taboo of these papers disperses. The very history of his papers, and path they took to finally be published reflects the very essence of what we know today as the Scientific Revolution. The early days of the scientific revolution saw very small amounts of the population following mechanical philosophy over that of magic and the divine. With the introduction of Newton’s papers, it become clear that only the selected; those that followed the teachings of society and the church would be able to become published for the public to view. With Newton’s death in 1727 numerous papers were left relating to a multitude of different subjects from theology to mathematics. John Conduitt who was found to be the successor to the mint, approached appraisers to value and examine if any of the papers were fit for publication. Of the many that were deemed fit for publication there were few that were not. One specifically deemed not suitable was the letter “Two notable corruptions”. In these early days of the scientific revolution much of the