The Reception of Neptune’s Discovery in British and American Protestant Theology
The discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846, first theoretically and then observationally, was a 19th-century event that went beyond the interests of the narrow group of astronomers of the time. Indeed, the significance of this event is still a subject of interest among historians and philosophers...
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The discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846, first theoretically and then observationally, was a 19th-century event that went beyond the interests of the narrow group of astronomers of the time. Indeed, the significance of this event is still a subject of interest among historians and philosophers of science. During the period discussed, natural theology played a special cognitive and social role, forming the basis for arguments based on the new knowledge of nature. This article discusses how the discovery of Neptune was received among the community of 19th-century British and American Protestant theologians, who were always open to scientific research and discoveries.
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ce81e631247496eaf2aeae43a09d4862025-01-31T23:45:54ZengPolish Academy of Arts and SciencesStudia Historiae Scientiarum2451-32022543-702X2024-09-0123The Reception of Neptune’s Discovery in British and American Protestant TheologyZenon Roskal0Jacek Rodzeń1The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Faculty of Philosophy Department of Philosophy of Nature and Natural Sciences (Lublin Poland)The Jan Kochanowski University Institute of History Department of History of the 19th Century (Kielce Poland) The discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846, first theoretically and then observationally, was a 19th-century event that went beyond the interests of the narrow group of astronomers of the time. Indeed, the significance of this event is still a subject of interest among historians and philosophers of science. During the period discussed, natural theology played a special cognitive and social role, forming the basis for arguments based on the new knowledge of nature. This article discusses how the discovery of Neptune was received among the community of 19th-century British and American Protestant theologians, who were always open to scientific research and discoveries. https://ojs.ejournals.eu/SHS/article/view/9267discovery of NeptuneBritish and American Protestant theologyscience and faith relationshipnatural theologyhistory of astronomy |
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| title | The Reception of Neptune’s Discovery in British and American Protestant Theology |
| title_full | The Reception of Neptune’s Discovery in British and American Protestant Theology |
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| title_short | The Reception of Neptune’s Discovery in British and American Protestant Theology |
| title_sort | reception of neptune s discovery in british and american protestant theology |
| topic | discovery of Neptune British and American Protestant theology science and faith relationship natural theology history of astronomy |
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