The Newtonians and the English Revolution, 1689-1720 / / Margaret C. Jacob.
This book offers a social history of Newtonian natural philosophy from its inception after the 1688 revolution in England until the 1720's. Ms. Jacob shows that the Newtonian world view was adopted by the Anglican church to support its own version of liberal Protestantism and its vision of a so...
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Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2019] ©1976 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Latitudinarian Social Theory and the New Philosophy
- 2. The Church and the Revolution of 1688-1689
- 3. The Millennium
- 4. The Church, Newton, and the Founding of the Boyle Lectureship
- 5. The Boyle Lectures and the Social Meaning of Newtonianism
- 6. The Opposition: Freethinkers
- 7. The Opposition: Enthusiasts
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliographical Note
- Index