Isaac Newton and the Study of Chronology : Prophecy, History, and Method /

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Isaac Newton (1642-1727) devoted ample time to the study of ancient chronology, resulting in the posthumously published 'The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended' (1728). Here, Newton attempted to show how the antiquity of Greece, Egypt, Assyria, Persia, and other Mediterranean nations c...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Schilt, Cornelis Johannes, 1978- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, 2021.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727. > Chronology of ancient kingdoms amended.
Bible > Chronology.
Chronology.
Chronology, Historical > Early works to 1800.
History, Ancient > Chronology.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Conventions
  • Introduction
  • 1 Past, Present, Future
  • 1 Chronology as an Early Modern Discipline
  • 2 The Four Monarchies
  • 3 Isaac Newton ... Chronologist?
  • 2 Reading Classics
  • 1 Reading for the 'Origines'
  • 2 Notes and Records
  • 3 An Independent Scholar
  • 3 Chaos and Order
  • 1 The Origins of the 'Origines'
  • 2 'Originals'
  • 3 Ordering Words and Worlds
  • 4 Lost in Space and Time
  • 4 Sacred Chronology
  • 1 Methodising the Apocalypse
  • 2 Rooted in Scripture
  • 3 Critical Readings
  • Some Concluding Remarks
  • Appendices
  • Appendix A: The Evolution of the 'Origines'
  • Appendix B: From 'Origines' to Proto-Chronology
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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