Tessa Morrison

Isaac Newton and the Temple of Solomon

An Analysis of the Description and Drawings and a Reconstructed Model

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Isaac Newton published little but wrote hundreds of manuscripts, the bulk of them on alchemy, prophecy and theology. His writings on the Temple of Solomon have widely been thought to have been written in old age or possibly after a nervous breakdown in 1693. In fact, his study of the Temple spanned more than fifty years. This book examines Newton's work in the context of his times, when the Temple was a popular subject for academics, and models were displayed to the general public. The author provides insight into Newton's writings in Latin on Solomon's Temple, along with a model reconstructed from his interpretation of its structure, symmetry and proportional elegance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781476665542
• ISBN-10: 1476665540
• Artikelnr.: 44474513

Autorenporträt

Tessa Morrison is a senior lecturer at the School of Architecture and Built Environment at University of Newcastle, Australia, with a research interest in unbuilt utopian cities.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1.
Newton's Manuscripts 2.
A Brief History of Models Up to the 18th Century 3.
Paper Reconstructions of the Temple of Solomon from the 17th and 18th Centuries 4.
Architectural Models of the Temple of Solomon Exhibited in London in the 17th and 18th Centuries 5.
The Model Guidebooks 6.
The Architectural Model of Newton's Temple of Solomon Conclusion Chapter Notes Bibliography Index