Dr. Benny Peiser09.02.2012 17:12
Newton in Israel
Newton und das Ende der Welt, mal wieder: The end of the world will be coming in just another 48 years, in 2060, according to the father of modern physics, Isaac Newton, who died in 1727. His calculations were not based on mathematical principles or the laws of physics, but instead on the Christian Bible and the Book of Daniel from the Hebrew Bible. Anyone interested in delving further into Newton’s calculations will now be able to find it on the website of the National Library of Israel, which owns Newton’s manuscripts on theological topics. The library has put digital copies of all of Newton’s theological writing on the Internet.—Der historische Kontext sollte dabei nicht übersehen werden: Seit einigen Jahren verbreiten Medien das irreführende Gerücht, Isaac Newton sei in Wahrheit ein fundamentalistischer Endzeitprophet gewesen, der vor dem bevorstehenden Ende der Welt gewarnt hätte. Mehr dazu hier
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