the real Newton has come to be more clearly known in recent decades, and it is very interesting to consider that the "Newton" that Blake, Goethe, Steiner, et al, rejected -- paradigmatically one might say -- was not the real Newton.
the real Newton was in fact much closer in actual life to the man-, nature- and world-views of these "contrasting" personalities in history.
new studies that compare the actual common historical biographical/personal interests and involvement of these individuals in and with esoteric, the mystical, the alchemical, etc will quite likely be interesting to consider. (little seems yet to have been done here.)
though it must not be forgotten, that these three, and many others, in their lives and works, strongly opposed what was in fact a false image of Newton, and that this determined -- and incorrectly defined -- their views not only of him.
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