William Whiston

Portrait by [[Sarah Hoadly]], {{circa}} 1720 William Whiston (9 December 166722 August 1752) was an English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton. He is now probably best known for helping to instigate the Longitude Act in 1714 (and his attempts to win the rewards that it promised) and his important translations of the ''Antiquities of the Jews'' and other works by Josephus (which are still in print). He was a prominent exponent of Arianism and wrote ''A New Theory of the Earth''.

Whiston succeeded his mentor Newton as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. In 1710 he lost the professorship and was expelled from the university as a result of his unorthodox religious views. Whiston rejected the notion of eternal torment in hellfire, which he viewed as absurd, cruel, and an insult to God. What especially pitted him against church authorities was his denial of the doctrine of the Trinity, which he believed had pagan origins. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The works of FlaviusJosephus :comprising the antiquities of the Jews ; A history of the Jewish Wars; and life of FlaviusJosephus, written by himself
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    The works of Flavius Josephus : comprising the Antiquities of the Jews, A history of the Jewish wars, and, Life of Flavius Josephus, written by himself
    by Josefo, Flavio
    Published 1917
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    The works of Josephus : complete and unabridged
    by Josefo, Flavio
    Published 1995
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    The works of Flavius Josephus
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    The works of Flavius Josephus, the learned and authentic Jewish historian, and celebrated warrior, to which are added, three dissertations, concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James the Just, God's command to Abraham
    by Josefo, Flavio ca. 38-100
    Published 1850
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    The life and works of Flavius Josephus : the learned and authentic Jewish historian and celebrated warrior
    by Josefo, Flavio
    Published 1930
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    The great Roman-Jewish war, a.D. 66-70 = (De bello judaico) ; including The life of Josephus
    by Josefo, Flavio
    Published 1960
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    V. Cl. Andreae Tacquet ... Elementa euclidea geometriae planae ac solidae; et Selecta ex archimede theoremata
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    The Elements of Euclid; with select theorems out of Archimedes
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    Andreae Tacquet Societatis Iesu Elementa Euclidea geometriae planae, ac solidae et selecta ex Archimede Theoremata : ejusdemque Trigonometria plana ..
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