William Whiston Honest Newtonian |
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| Author:
| Force, James E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-52488-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $46.99 |
Book Description:
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William Whiston succeeded Sir Isaac Newton as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge in 1703, and was also a well-known preacher. This is the first modern full-length study of Whiston's Newtonian rapprochement between science and religion.
William Whiston succeeded Sir Isaac Newton as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge in 1703, and was also a well-known preacher. This is the first modern full-length study of Whiston's Newtonian rapprochement between science and religion.