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The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended / To which is Prefix'd, A Short Chronicle from the First Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great

Isaac Newton

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 218 pages

The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended is a historical treatise by Isaac Newton in which he proposes a revised timeline of ancient kingdoms and a short chronicle of early European history up to Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia. It shows how Newton approached ancient chronology and is worth listening to for its method and curiosity.

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Opening of the book

THE
CHRONOLOGY
OF
ANCIENT KINGDOMS
AMENDED.
To which is Prefix'd,
A SHORT CHRONICLE from the First
Memory of Things in Europe, to the Conquest
of Persia by Alexander the Great.
By Sir ISAAC NEWTON.
LONDON:
Printed for J. TONSON in the Strand, and J. OSBORN
and T. LONGMAN in Pater-noster Row.
MDCCXXVIII.
TO THE
QUEEN.
MADAM,
As I could never hope to write any thing my self, worthy
to be laid before YOUR MAJESTY; I think it a very great
happiness, that it should be my lot to usher into the

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Contents

  1. THE CHRONOLOGY OF ANCIENT KINGDOMS AMENDED.
  2. QUEEN.
  3. MADAM,
  4. THE CONTENTS.
  5. Advertisement.
  6. CHRONICLE
  7. CHRONICLE
  8. CHRONOLOGY
  9. CHAP. I.
  10. CHAP. II
  11. CHAP. III.
  12. CHAP. IV.
  13. CHAP. V.
  14. CHAP. VI.
  15. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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