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Document concerning the calculation of solstices and holy days : manuscript
Title
Document concerning the calculation of solstices and holy days : manuscript.
Production
England, 1733 February 9.
Physical Description
1 item ( 7 pages) ; 20 cm
Language
English
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Date appears on first page as "9-Feb-1732-3."
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Byass Rare Books on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2013.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript by an unidentified author in an unidentified hand, apparently incomplete, concerning the calculation of solstices and holy days and their incorporation into the Christian calendar. The author is critical of the methods used to calculate solstices by Sir Isaac Newton in Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John, first published in London in 1733.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
April 24, 2018
References
Document Concerning the Calculation of Solstices and Holy Days. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Document Concerning the Calculation of Solstices and Holy Days. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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