Isaac Newton and the Study of Chronology: Prophecy, History, and Method

Cover -- Table Of Contents -- Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Conventions -- Introduction -- 1 Past, Present, Future -- 1 Chronology As An Early Modern Discipline -- 2 The Four Monarchies -- 3 Isaac Newton ... Chronologist? -- 2 Reading Classics -- 1 Reading For The 'origines' -- 2 Notes And Records -- 3 An Independent Scholar -- 3 Chaos And Order -- 1 The Origins Of The 'origines' -- 2 'originals' -- 3 Ordering Words And Worlds -- 4 Lost In Space And Time -- 4 Sacred Chronology -- 1 Methodising The Apocalypse -- 2 Rooted In Scripture -- 3 Critical Readings Some Concluding Remarks -- Appendices -- Appendix A: The Evolution Of The 'origines' -- Appendix B: From 'origines' To Proto-chronology -- Bibliography -- Index Cornelius J. Schilt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.