Newton wrote two ink recipes, both likely penned in his beer-based ink. Less is known about Newton’s drinking habits. According to his lab assistant, Humphrey Newton, Isaac drank beer and ale with ...

The Telegraph reports that Newton’s writings include two ink recipes—one made with wine and another with “strong beer or ale.” His beer-based ink, Newton wrote, would “endure many years,” and ...

“Newton’s two surviving ink recipes confirm that he followed in ... And while Newton’s relationship with alcohol is now known to have had a functional purpose, the study also sheds some ...