Newton's science: Corruption of Christianity

Huntington Library (huntington.org); Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Isaac Newton worked on light and optics (wiki)

University of Oxford Professor of the History of Science Rob Iliffe discusses two little-known documents that reveal how Isaac Newton's approach to prosecuting contemporary counterfeiters as a warden of England's Royal Mint was closely related to his strategy for revealing the corruption of Christianity. More

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• Talk: "Counterfeiting Science: The Uses of Evidence in the Newton-Leibniz Priority Dispute"
• Date: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, 7:30–8:30 p.m.
• Location: Rothenberg Hall, The Huntington Library
• Event: Free but reservations required