Analysis of researches into the orgin and progress of historical time, from the creation to the acccession of C. Caligula: An attempt to ascertain the dates of the more notable events in ancient universal history of astronomical calculation; the mean quantity of generations, proportionate to the standard of natural life, in the several ages of the world; magistracies, national epochs, &c.; and to connect, by an accurate chronololgy, the times of the Hebrews with those of the co-existent pagan empires; interspersed with remarks on Archbishop Usher's annals of the Old and New Testament. Subjoined is an appendix, containing stricutures on Sir Issac Newton's chronology of ancient kingdoms, and on Mr. Falconer's chonological tables, from Solomon to the death of Alexander the Great. By the Rev. Robert Walker, rector of Shingham, Norfolk.

  • Walker, Robert, Rector of Shingham.
Date:
1796
  • Books
  • Online

Online resources

About this work

Publication/Creation

London : Printed for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, (successors to Mr. Cadell), in the Strand. Sold also by F. and C. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-yard; J. Pridder, Fleet-street; and R. Faulder, in Bond-street, 1796.

Physical description

xxviii,[2],14,432p. ; 80.

References note

ESTC T162630

Languages

Permanent link