John Kennedy, 1698–1792 (aged 94 years)
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Note: Kennedy, John - 'A new method of stating and explaining the scripture chronology upon Mosaic astronomical principles, mediums and data, as laid down in the Pentateuch' Printed For Author, London 1751 Kennedy, John - 'A new method of stating and explaining the scripture chronology upon Mosaic astronomical principles, mediums and data, as laid down in the Pentateuch' Printed For Author, London 1751 He was a famous mathematician and the author of Scripture Chronology. He is described on his tombstone in the churchyard as ' a good and learned man, and engaged in much literary controversy. His works, which display ingenuity are : 1. 'A New Method of Stating and Explaining the Scriptures Chronologically upon Mosaic Astronomical Principles, Mediums, and Data, as laid down in the Pentateuch,' London, 1751. 2. ' Examination of the Reverend Mr. Jackson's Chronological Antiquities, in which the errors and defects of that Elaborate Performance are demonstrated in a Letter to the Author,' 1753. 3. 'A Complete System of Astronomical Chronology unfolding the Scriptures,' 1762, with a dedication to George III, which, although signed by Kennedy, was the composition of Dr. Johnson. This work was severely handled in the ' Critical Review' for May 1763. 4. ' Some Important and Uncertain Points in Chronology,' addressed to the Rev. Dr. Blair, prebendary of Westminster, in 1773. 5. ' Explanation and Proof of the Complete System of Astronomical Chronology unfolding the Scriptures, in which the Truth and Reality of the Original Luni-Solar Radix is clearly and fully ascertained,' 1775, a series of letters addressed to his friend James Ferguson (1710-1776) [q. v.] the astronomer. [Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Croker; Cox's Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire, iii. 29; Brit. Mus. Cat.; |
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Kennedy, John - 'A new method of stating and explaining the scripture chronology upon Mosaic astronomical principles, mediums and data, as laid down in the Pentateuch' Printed For Author, London 1751 He was a famous mathematician and the author of Scripture Chronology. He is described on his tombstone in the churchyard as ' a good and learned man, and engaged in much literary controversy. His works, which display ingenuity are : 1. 'A New Method of Stating and Explaining the Scriptures Chronologically upon Mosaic Astronomical Principles, Mediums, and Data, as laid down in the Pentateuch,' London, 1751. 2. ' Examination of the Reverend Mr. Jackson's Chronological Antiquities, in which the errors and defects of that Elaborate Performance are demonstrated in a Letter to the Author,' 1753. 3. 'A Complete System of Astronomical Chronology unfolding the Scriptures,' 1762, with a dedication to George III, which, although signed by Kennedy, was the composition of Dr. Johnson. This work was severely handled in the ' Critical Review' for May 1763. 4. ' Some Important and Uncertain Points in Chronology,' addressed to the Rev. Dr. Blair, prebendary of Westminster, in 1773. 5. ' Explanation and Proof of the Complete System of Astronomical Chronology unfolding the Scriptures, in which the Truth and Reality of the Original Luni-Solar Radix is clearly and fully ascertained,' 1775, a series of letters addressed to his friend James Ferguson (1710-1776) [q. v.] the astronomer. [Boswell's Life of Johnson, ed. Croker; Cox's Notes on the Churches of Derbyshire, iii. 29; Brit. Mus. Cat.; |
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