William Whiston, the Universal Deluge, and a Terrible Spectacle
William Whiston, the Universal Deluge, and a Terrible Spectacle
Author(s): Roomet JakapiSubject(s): Customs / Folklore
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: William Whiston; history of science; cosmology; biblical exegesis
Summary/Abstract: William Whiston (1667–1752) was an English divine, mathematician andastronomer. His works nicely reveal the close relationship between sci-ence and religion in the Early Modern period. The paper aims to characteriseWhiston’s way of thinking in the light of his Astronomical Principles of Religion, Natural and Reveal’d (1717).
Journal: Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore
- Issue Year: 2005
- Issue No: 31
- Page Range: 7-14
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English