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Lot #194
John Maynard Keynes

Keynes on Isaac Newton: "Judicial astrology was the one form of magic with which Newton had no commerce"

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Keynes on Isaac Newton: "Judicial astrology was the one form of magic with which Newton had no commerce"

TLS signed “JMK,” one page, 5.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, January 20, 1943. Letter to noted art critic Clive Bell, in full: "If Miss Barton peached, the Dean did his best to cover up her traces by a suitable alteration. So far as my evidence goes, judicial astrology was the one form of magic with which Newton had no commerce." In fine condition. Keynes studied Isaac Newton and collected many of his papers; in his lecture entitled 'Newton, the Man,' he wrote that Newton 'was not the first of the age of reason. He was the last of the magicians.'

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #597 - Ended December 09, 2020