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| − | In 1721 '''''The Christian Philosopher''''' was published. Written by Cotton Mather, it was the first systematic book on science published in America. Mather attempted to show how newtonian mechanics and [[religion]] were in harmony. It was in part based on [[Robert Boyle]]'s 1690 [[The Christian Virtuoso]]. <ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=Qa5mmx8z60sC&pg=RA1-PR44&lpg=RA1-PR44&dq=%22Christian+Virtuoso%22+-wikipedia&source=web&ots=5vJcL5epGb&sig=T9VtOc-EJ7wuOXwucKhrClDISb8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result The Christian Philosopher By Cotton Mather, Winton U. Solberg University of Illinois Press, 2000], ISBN 0252068939 </ref> | + | In 1721 '''''The Christian Philosopher''''' was published. Written by Cotton Mather, it was the first systematic book on science published in America. Mather attempted to show how newtonian mechanics and [[religion]] were in harmony. It was in part based on [[Robert Boyle]]'s 1690 ''[[The Christian Virtuoso]]''. <ref> [http://books.google.com/books?id=Qa5mmx8z60sC&pg=RA1-PR44&lpg=RA1-PR44&dq=%22Christian+Virtuoso%22+-wikipedia&source=web&ots=5vJcL5epGb&sig=T9VtOc-EJ7wuOXwucKhrClDISb8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result The Christian Philosopher By Cotton Mather, Winton U. Solberg University of Illinois Press, 2000], ISBN 0252068939 </ref> |
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In 1721 The Christian Philosopher was published. Written by Cotton Mather, it was the first systematic book on science published in America. Mather attempted to show how newtonian mechanics and religion were in harmony. It was in part based on Robert Boyle's 1690 The Christian Virtuoso. [1]