Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Quicksilver

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Massachusetts - Daniel Waterhouse lives here.

College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity - This is where Daniel first meets and befriends Isaac Newton.

Woolsthorpe - This is where Newton's family home is located.

Epsom - This is where Comstock's seat is located and is where Daniel studies Natural Philosophy under Wilkins and Hooke during the Plague of 1665.

Minerva - This is the ship Daniel takes from Massachusetts to London. Captain van Hoek is the captain of the Minerva.

Gresham College - In 1672, Daniel works with Hooke here.

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