The Renaissance Mathematics aka Thony Christie put up a review of my Isaac Newton and the Study of Chronology: Prophecy, History, and Method, and it made me blush… Find it here for your pleasure!
Category: Religion
Back to the basics: Isaac Newton and the Study of Chronology
To many die-hard historians of science the scholarly activities of in particular early modern natural philosophers are still seen as alien. This is already a great leap forward compared with the attitudes of most of our twentieth century predecessors, who were often point-blank hostile towards these ‘extracurricular’ activities of their heroes. As an aside, many…
Of Mice and Men
When Isaac Newton died, in 1727, the scholarly world was eagerly awaiting the publication of his chronological studies. A topic he had been working on since his mid-thirties, in the soon published Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended (January 1728) Newton proposed radically different dates for events such as the Fall of Troy and the voyage…
Finally Famous Pt II!
Part two of my Podcast with Thomas Hornigold at Physical Attraction is out now! Please find it here.
Finally famous!
Dear all, Last week I handed in my thesis on Isaac Newton’s chronological studies, titled: “Prophecy, History and Method: How and Why Isaac Newton studied Chronology”. The image, courtesy of Anca Boon of All Things Beautiful, is me looking smug and absolutely knackered, as I have been working 14-16 hour days for the past months…
Hunting Season – Hiding on the Shelves
While Western Europe sees a record-braking heat-wave, all is well in San Marino! I am currently enjoying a two-month Dibner Research Fellowship at the Huntington Library. As devoted readers of this blog will remember, it’s a place I’ve been before (see here, here & here), and hope to return to sometime in the future. Staff,…
Why? You endeavoured to embroil me with weomen…
Why. It is a word that I frequently entertain when I study Isaac Newton. There is no scientist about whom so much is written, yet I feel that we only know so little about the man. Most Newton biographers provide us with detailed descriptions of his life and works, using the abundance of source materials…
Elected by God
As I am writing this, I am in Berlin at the Renaissance Society of America’s annual conference. I am currently listening to a paper on Johannes Kepler’s astrological aspirations and his debate with Pico della Mirandola, which is quite intriguing. I have to admit, I am not an expert on Kepler: I have a fair…
Newton’s copy of Mede: Found!
I am extremely pleased to announce a major discovery done by my friend Stephen Snobelen, who is a Professor in History of Science at King’s College, Halifax, and an authority on Newton’s religion. He is also an important contributor to the Newton Project, singlehandedly responsible for all things found below this link. Hiding in plain…
Corpus Newtonicum 