Antiquitas non fingo : Newton, the Moderns and the Science of Ancient History
2020; Wiley; Volume: 43; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/1754-0208.12726
ISSN1754-0208
Autores Tópico(s)History of Science and Medicine
ResumoAbstract In his posthumous The Chronology of the Ancient Kingdoms Amended (1728) Isaac Newton re‐dated a number of significant events in ancient history, most importantly the Argonautic expedition and the Fall of Troy. This article explores the eighteenth‐century reception of the Chronology as a text contiguous with Newton's previous works on natural philosophy. In particular, it will be argued that the Chronology was considered as proof that the moderns had made history into a scientific discipline based on principles like those delineated in Newton's Principia .
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