Editing South Sea Company (section)

=== Quotations prompted by the collapse ===
Joseph Spence wrote that [[Earl of Radnor|Lord Radnor]] reported to him "When Sir [[Isaac Newton]] was asked about the continuance of the rising of South Sea stock&nbsp;... He answered 'that he could not calculate the madness of people'."<ref>Spence, ''Anecdotes'', 1820, p. 368.</ref> He is also quoted as stating, "I can calculate the movement of the stars, but not the madness of men".<ref>John O'Farrell (2007), ''An Utterly Impartial History of Britain – Or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots In Charge'', Doubleday, {{ISBN|978-0-385-61198-5}}</ref> Newton himself owned nearly £22,000 in South Sea stock in 1722, but it is not known how much he lost, if anything.<ref>{{cite book |last=Westfall |first=Richard S. |title=Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton |url=https://archive.org/details/neveratrestbiogr00west |url-access=registration |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1983 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/neveratrestbiogr00west/page/861 861]–862 |isbn=978-0-521-27435-7}}</ref> There are, however, numerous sources stating he lost up to £20,000<ref>Holodny, Elena (10 November 2017). [https://www.businessinsider.com/isaac-newton-lost-a-fortune-on-englands-hottest-stock-2016-1 "Isaac Newton Was a Genius, but Even He Lost Millions in the Stock Market"]. ''Business Insider''.</ref> (equivalent to £{{Format price|{{Inflation|UK|22000|1722}}}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).{{Inflation/fn|UK}}