Citation
Publication Location: London
Year: 1728
Item Location
Exhibit: The Galileo Affair
Section: The Bible and Science
Summary
Newton believed that Solomon’s Temple encoded his inverse square law for universal gravitation. To Newton, his grandest achievement was merely a rediscovery of the treasures of ancient wisdom. Newton wrote more than a million words, both published and unpublished, on theology - more than any other topic.
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Theme(s): History, Religious Studies, Astronomy, Physics
Geographical Region(s): England, Europe
Resource Type: Book
Chronological Period: 18th century
Resource Type: Book