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| Titre : | Sir Isaac Newton's enlightened chronology and inter-denominational discourse in eighteenth-century Ireland (2014) |
| Auteurs : | Macdara DWYER, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Irish Historical Studies (vol. 39 n 154 2014) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 210-229 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Résumé : | When one thinks of Newton, Ireland in unlikely to figure in any account of his existence or output, nor did he publish any writings on Ireland. His private letters reveals little consideration of the sister kingdom. In terms of association, his Irish acquaintances are few and far between. Swift had what one biographer describes as a 'single bleak encounter' with the natural philosopher, but famously preferred the company of Newton's niece, Catherine Barton, and Newton seems to have made little impression upon the querulous dean |
| Pays de publication : | Irlande |
| Lieu de publication : | Dublin |
| Mention de responsabilité : | Macdara Dwyer |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
