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Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise was published by the mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage in 1837 as a response to the eight Bridgewater Treatises that the Earl of Bridgewater, Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl, had funded.
- Charles Babbage
- 1967
In truth, to the cultivated eye of science, the origin and consequences of the mightiest hurricane, as well as those of the smallest leaf it scatters in its course, equally lead to the inference of a designing power, the more irresistibly the more extensive the knowledge which is brought to bear on those phenomena.
He argues on the basis of reason and experience alone, drawing a parallel between his work on the calculating engine and God as the divine programmer of the universe. Eloquently written, and underpinned by mathematical arguments, The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise is a landmark work of natural theology.
It is so stated in the eighth Bridgewater Treatise, a work written by the Professor of Geology in the University of Oxford—himself holding an office of dignity in that Church, and expressly appointed to write upon that subject, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishop of London. 4thly.
He argues on the basis of reason and experience alone, drawing a parallel between his work on the calculating engine and God as the divine programmer of the universe. Eloquently written, and underpinned by mathematical arguments, The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise is a landmark work of natural theology. Customer reviews Not yet reviewed
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It is so stated in the eighth Bridgewater Treatise, a work written by the Professor of Geology in the University of Oxford — himself holding an office of dignity in that Church, and expressly appointed to write upon that subject, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishop of London.
18 de abr. de 2008 · The ninth Bridgewater treatise. A fragment. by. Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871. Publication date. 1838. Topics. Natural theology. Publisher. London, J. Murray. Collection. Princeton; americana. Contributor. Princeton Theological Seminary Library. Language. English. xxii, 270 p. 23 cm.
