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William Whiston

Honest Newtonian

  • Hardback
  • 240 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

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For scholars interested in science and theology

Reveals Whiston's true beliefs and ideas on faith

You will gain insights into faith and science's harmony

This book explores William Whiston's unique blend of science and faith.

William Whiston succeeded Sir Isaac Newton as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge in 1703. Like his predecessor, Whiston presents an interesting combination of the scientific and the theological mind, but whereas Newton carefully concealed the true nature of his religious beliefs, Whiston, a well-known preacher, did not. This is the first modern full-length study of Whiston's Newtonian rapprochement between science and religion. Professor Force examines the writings in which Whiston applies his Newtonian Biblical interpretation to social, political, and theological issues in the context of the Newtonian movement at the turn of the eighteenth century. The book revises the conventional view of Whiston as a figure peripheral to the Newtonian movement and reveals the nature of Whiston's 'Newtonianism' and his individual eccentricities. It also offers valuable insights into Newton himself and the religious beliefs he so often concealed.

  • Title

    William Whiston

  • Author

    James E. Force (university Of Kentucky)

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    March 1985

  • Weight

    523g

  • Page Count

    240

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.9 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521265904

  • ISBN-10

    0521265908

  • Eden Code

    1151436

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