The Spatial Infinite at Greenwich in Works by Christopher Wren, James Thornhill, and James Thomson: The Newton ConnectionThe Greenwich connection with Newtonian science is exemplified by Sir Christopher Wren's spatially-extended, open-center design for the Greenwich Naval Hospital complex, the site of the Royal Observatory, and his application of Newtonian "conics" to the site. |
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The Natural or Newtonian Sublime | 19 |
Wrens Greenwich Naval Hospital and the Spatial Mechanics | 35 |
A Newtonian | 59 |
The Newtonian Sublime of James Thomsons Poem Sacred to | 91 |
Newton the Arts and Greenwich | 117 |
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| Título | The Spatial Infinite at Greenwich in Works by Christopher Wren, James Thornhill, and James Thomson: The Newton Connection |
| Autores | Ann Stewart Balakier, James J. Balakier |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | Edwin Mellen Press, 1995 |
| ISBN | 0773490574, 9780773490574 |
| Largo | 139 páginas |
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