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The spatial infinite at Greenwich in works by Christopher Wren, James Thornhill, and James Thomson : the Newton connection
- Title
- The spatial infinite at Greenwich in works by Christopher Wren, James Thornhill, and James Thomson : the Newton connection / Ann Stewart Balakier and James J. Balakier.
- Author
- Balakier, Ann Stewart.
- Publication
- Lewiston : E. Mellen Press, [1995], ©1995.
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- Additional Authors
- Balakier, James J.
- Description
- viii, 139 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Subjects
- Thomson, James, 1700-1748 > Criticism and interpretation
- Space (Art)
- Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727 > Principia > Influence
- Sublime, The, in art
- Thornhill, James, Sir, 1675-1734 > Criticism and interpretation
- Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 > Criticism and interpretation
- Arts, English > England > Greenwich (London) > 18th century
- Arts, English > England > Greenwich (London) > 17th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [121]-134) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction: Newton and the New Spatial Paradigm -- 2. The 'Natural' or Newtonian Sublime -- 3. Wren's Greenwich Naval Hospital and the Spatial Mechanics of Newton's Principia -- 4. James Thornhill's The Glorification of William and Mary: A Newtonian Spatial Allegory -- 5. The Newtonian Sublime of James Thomson's 'Poem Sacred to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton' and The Seasons -- 6. Conclusion: Newton, the Arts, and Greenwich.
- ISBN
- 0773490574
- LCCN
- 94038758
- OCLC
- 31291049
- ocm31291049
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries