Newton's Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms 1728
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Author: Newton, Isaac
Title: The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended. To Which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great
Place Published: London
Publisher:Printed for J. Tonson; J. Osborn and T. Longman
Date Published: 1728
Description: xiv, [2], 376 pp. With engraved folding plates, headpiece and floriated initials. 23.7x17.5 cm (9¼x7"), period paneled calf with later rebacking. First Edition."Newton attempts to determine the dates of ancient events from astronomical considerations and indicates the manner in which astronomy might be used to verify the views on the chronological points derived in the main from Ptolemy, which were held in his time" - Babson 214.
Author: Newton, Isaac
Title: The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended. To Which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great
Place Published: London
Publisher:Printed for J. Tonson; J. Osborn and T. Longman
Date Published: 1728
Description: xiv, [2], 376 pp. With engraved folding plates, headpiece and floriated initials. 23.7x17.5 cm (9¼x7"), period paneled calf with later rebacking. First Edition."Newton attempts to determine the dates of ancient events from astronomical considerations and indicates the manner in which astronomy might be used to verify the views on the chronological points derived in the main from Ptolemy, which were held in his time" - Babson 214.
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Minor rubbing to calf; small stains to preliminary leaves and title, occasional foxing; very good.
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