BETWEEN discovering the law of gravity and writing "Principia Mathematica", British Scientist Sir Francis Newton (1642-1727) devoted two decades of his life in the small town of Cambridge, studying alchemy in a bid to convert base metals into noble metals such as gold.
But Cambridge University never deemd it fit to teach alchemy as a subject-because it is not a science.
View from the gallery By Brij Bhardwaj Will Russian tactics with American dressing work Fighting Afghan war Russian style may be the new mantra of the Americans preparing for an onslaught on Talibans in their bid to capture Bin Laden, the prime accused for bringing down the mighty towers of the World Trade Centre who in words of President Bush, is wanted dead or alive.
The indications are that Americans briefed by the Russians and front line States like Uzbekistan, Kazakistan and Pakistan have tried to put some lessons learnt during the previous Afghan war into practice.
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