Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel and the Apocalypse of St. John - Couverture souple

Newton, Isaac, Sir

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1449599699 ISBN 13 : 9781449599690

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2009

Synopsis

Newton devoted a great deal of time trying to understand the secrets related to God and the Bible. In fact, he went to University to find a way to convince others of the existence of God. In Observations upon the Prophecies, his goal was to show that the biblical predictions had come true. This book was published in 1733, after his death.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian. His monograph Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, lays the foundations for most of classical mechanics. In this work, Newton described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries. Newton showed that the motions of objects on Earth and of celestial bodies are governed by the same set of natural laws, by demonstrating the consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravitation, thus removing the last doubts about heliocentrism and advancing the Scientific Revolution. The Principia is generally considered to be one of the most important scientific books ever written. Newton built the first practical reflecting telescope and developed a theory of colour based on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the many colours that form the visible spectrum. He also formulated an empirical law of cooling and studied the speed of sound. In mathematics, Newton shares the credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of differential and integral calculus. He also demonstrated the generalised binomial theorem, developed Newton's method for approximating the roots of a function, and contributed to the study of power series. Newton was also highly religious. He was an unorthodox Christian, and wrote more on Biblical hermeneutics and occult studies than on science and mathematics, the subjects he is mainly associated with. Newton secretly rejected Trinitarianism, fearing to be accused of refusing holy orders. Newton is considered by many scholars and members of the general public to be one of the most influential people in human history.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1449599699
• ISBN 13: 9781449599690
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 122
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