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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.
20 de jul. de 2011 · The ninth Bridgewater treatise; a fragment : Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871; Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871, (association) Publication date. 1837. Topics. Natural theology. Publisher. London, J. Murray. Collection.
The Bridgewater Treatises (1833–36) are a series of eight works that were written by leading scientific figures appointed by the President of the Royal Society in fulfilment of a bequest of £8000, made by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater, for work on "the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the ...
The ninth Bridgewater treatise: a fragment. by. Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871. Publication date. 1967. Topics. Natural theology. Publisher.
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.
