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Isaac Newton and the study of chronology : prophecy, history, and method /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schilt, Cornelis Johannes, 1978- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Amsterdam] : Amsterdam University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Newton, Isaac, > 1642-1727. > Chronology of ancient kingdoms amended.
Bible > Chronology.
History, Ancient > Chronology.
Chronology, Historical > Early works to 1800.
Chronology.
Bible.
Chronology of ancient kingdoms amended (Newton, Isaac)
Chronology, Historical.
History, Ancient.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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