The chronology of ancient kingdoms amended. To which is prefix'd, a short chronicle from the first memory of things in Europe, to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great / By Sir Isaac Newton.

  • Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
Date:
1728
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Credit: The chronology of ancient kingdoms amended. To which is prefix'd, a short chronicle from the first memory of things in Europe, to the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great / By Sir Isaac Newton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    * Laertius Proem. 1.1 be there underftood alfo of his daughter Hippo: and Mufceus, the fon of Eumolpus and mafter of Orpheus, and one of the Argonauts, a made a Sphere, and is reputed the firft among the Greeks who made one: and the Sphere it fclf fhews that it was delineated in the time of the Argonautic expedition; for that expedition is delineated in the Ajlerifms, together with fe- veral other ancienter Hiftories of the Greeks, and without any thing later. There’s the golden RAM, the enfign of the Veflel in which Phryxus fled to Colchis; the BULL with brazen hoofs tamed by Jufon; and the TWIN S, CA S TO R and POLLUX, two of the Argonauts, with the SWAN of Leda their mother. There’s the Ship ARGO, and HTDRUS the watchful Dragon j with Medea’s CUP, and a RAVEN upon its Carcafs, the Symbol of Death. There’s CHIRON the mafter of Jafon, with his AL¬ TAR and SACRIFICE. There’s the Ar(^o- naut HERCULES with his DART and VUL¬ TURE falling down* and the DRAGON, CRAB and ETON, whom he flew 5 and the HARP of the Argonaut Orpheus. All thefe relate to the Argonauts. There’s ORION the (on of Neptune, or as fome fay, the grandfon of Minos, with his DOGS, and HARE, and RIVER, and SCORPION. There’s the ftory of