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William Whiston

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theologian, historian, mathematician (1667-1752)

Born 1667
Died 1752

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  • Cover of: A new theory of the Earth
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    First published in 1696 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Primitive Christianity reviv'd: in four volumes ...
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    First published in 1711 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. William Whiston: containing memoirs of several of his friends also
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    First published in 1749 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: essay on the Revelation of Saint John: so far as concerns the past and present times. To which are added two dissertations, the one upon Mark II. 25, 26, the other upon Matthew XXIV, and the parallel chapters. With a collection of Scripture-prophecies relating to the Messiah.

    First published in 1706 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Memoirs of the life and writings of Mr. William Whiston: containing memoirs of several of his friends also
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    Cover of edition memoirsoflifewri01whisiala First published in 1749 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Six Dissertations
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    First published in 1734 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The genuine works of Flavius Josephus: the Jewish historian: containing twenty books of the Jewish antiquities, seven books of the Jewish war, and the life of Josephus, written by himself

    First published in 1793 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Primitive Christianity reviv'd: in four volumes. Vol I. Containing the epistles of Ignatius, both larger and smaller, in Greek and English. Vol. II. The apostolical constitutions, in Greek and English. Vol III. An essay on those apostolical constitutio

    First published in 1711 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Astronomical lectures.

    First published in 1972 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Astronomical lectures read in the Publick Schools at Cambridge...

    First published in 1715 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Astronomical principles of religion, natural and reveal'd...

    First published in 1717 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A course of mechanical, magnetical, optical, hydrostatical, and pneumatical experiments.

    First published in 1713 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The eternity of hell-torments considered: or, A collection of texts of Scripture, and testimonies of the three first centuries relating to them. ... The second edition, improved, by Will. Whiston, ...

    First published in 1752 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Historical memoirs of the life of Dr. Samuel Clarke: being a supplement to Dr. Sykes's and Bishop Hoadley's accounts ; including certain memoirs of several of Dr. Clarke's friends.
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    Cover of edition historicalmemoir173000whis First published in 1730 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Mr. Whiston's Letter of thanks to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London: for his late letter to his clergy against the use of new forms of doxology, &c.

    First published in 1719 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: new method for discovering the longitude both at sea and land...

    First published in 1714 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A new theory of the earth, from its original, to the consummation of all things

    First published in 1696 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Three essays.

    First published in 1713 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Reasons for not proceeding against Mr. Whiston, by the Court of Delegates: in a letter to the Reverend Dr. Pelling, Rector of Ann's Westminster

    First published in 1713 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Remarks on Dr. Grabe's Essay upon two Arabick manuscripts of the Bodleian library, &c

    First published in 1711 — 2 editions
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theologian, historian, mathematician (1667-1752)

Born 1667
Died 1752

Subjects

Early works to 1800, Bible, Astronomy, Bible and science, Creation, Trinity, Prophecies, History, Jews, Christianity, Church of England, Controversial literature, Cosmology, Religion and science, Bibliography, Church history, Doxology, Tables, Antiquities, Canon law, Criticism, interpretation, Longitude, Restoration, Sermons, Study and teaching

Places

England, Great Britain, Earth, Europe, Halley's comet, Solar system

People

William Whiston (1667-1752), Jesus Christ, John Robinson (1650-1723), Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727), John Keill (1671-1721), Samuel Clarke (1675-1729), Henry Sacheverell (1674?-1724), Isaac Newton (1642-1727), Anthony Collins (1676-1729), Benjamin Hoadly (1676-1761), Daniel Waterland (1683-1740), Flavius Josephus, Ignatius Saint, Bishop of Antioch (d. ca. 110), Phlegon of Tralles, Pierre Allix (1641-1717), Styan Thirlby (approximately 1686-1753), Thomas Tenison (1636-1715), Arthur Ashley Sykes (1683 or 1684-1756), Arthur Ashley Sykes (1683 or 4-1756), Athanasius Saint (ca. 298-373), Athanasius Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria (-373), Athanasius Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria (d. 373), Clement I Pope, Conyers Middleton (1683-1750), Daniel Finch Nottingham Earl of (1647-1730)

Time

18th century, Early church, ca. 30-600, 1485-1603, 16th century, 17th century, Early church, ca.30-600, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
September 6, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import