Title: Isaac Newton and the Temple of Solomon : an analysis of the description and drawings and a reconstructed model /
Authors: Morrison, Tessa, 1954-
Year: 2016
Subjects: Newton, Isaac, Knowledge Architecture.; Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) Design and construction Early works to 1800.; Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem) In art.; Jerusalem Buildings, structures, etc.
Abstract: "This book examines Newton's work in the context of his times, when the Temple was a popular subject for academics, and models were displayed to the general public. The author provides insight into Newton's writings in Latin on Solomon's Temple, along with a model reconstructed from his interpretation of its structure, symmetry and proportional elegance"--
Contents: Newton's manuscripts -- A brief history of models up to the 18th century -- Paper reconstructions of the Temple of Solomon from the 17th and 18th centuries -- Architectural models of the Temple of Solomon exhibited in London in the 17th and 18th centuries -- The model guidebooks -- The architectural model of Newton's Temple of Solomon.