Isaac Newton and the Temple of Solomon: An Analysis of the Description and Drawings and a Reconstructed Model

by Tessa Morrison

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476625133
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	05/22/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.
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.

Table of Contents

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