FOREWORD by Michel Barat, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
France
INTRODUCTION
1 A RETURN TO THE ORIGINS
2 ROBERT MORAY AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY
The Founders
The First Presidents of the Royal Society
3 NEWTON: SCIENTIST, ALCHEMIST, AND SORCERER
4 THE BIRTH OF FREEMASONRY
AFTERWORD by Roger Dachez, President of the Masonic
Institute of France
APPENDIX 1: Summary of the History of Freemasonry
APPENDIX 2: The Grand Masters of England
Alain Bauer, a researcher and historian, is the current Grand Master of the Grand Orient of France. He is the author in French of Grand O and Le Grand Orient de France.
". . . tells the tale of how this famous first scientist envisioned
expressing spirituality through the scientific method." * Venture
Inward, Nov/Dec 2007 *
"Here, French historian Alain Bauer . . . reviews the history and
origins of operative and speculative Freemasonry in England and
points out where so many other authors over the centuries have
erred in their interpretations." * Nexus, Mar/Apr 2008 *
"This slim volume, written under the authority of the Masonic
Institute of France, with a foreword by the Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of France, provides a comprehensive story of
Freemasonry." * The Beacon, Jan/Mar 2008 *
"The scholarly research behind the book is apparent in the very
in-depth information provided in the appendix, notes, and
bibliography. I would recommend this work to anyone who is
endeavoring to add more knowledge to their understanding of the
historical formation of Freemasonry." * Veritas Newsletter, July
2008 *
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