My main source is lecture series towards which I linked above. The Newtonian worldview is presented as the lecture that follows after the one I linked.
This “imperial role” business is arguably a rival form of the idea, though Newton did in fact work for the Crown.
At the time the Crown was the head of the church in England.
My main source is lecture series towards which I linked above. The Newtonian worldview is presented as the lecture that follows after the one I linked.
At the time the Crown was the head of the church in England.