William Hales
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| William Hales | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 April 1747 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 30 January 1831 (83) Killesandra, Co. Cavan, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin (B.A.; D.D.) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Whitty (m. 1791) |
William Hales (April 8, 1747 - January 30, 1831) was an Irish mathematician, a professor of Oriental Languages and Divinity at Trinity College, Dublin, and in the latter half of his life a clergyman of the Church of Ireland, serving as rector of Killeshandra in County Cavan (from 1787), where he was associated with the High Church tendency. Hales notably wrote a three-volume series on Biblical chronology in relation to the chronologies of various nations of the world, later expanded to four-volumes in the second edition, as well as a number of mathematical treatises, including works in support of Newtonian theories (such as Newton's calculus, the Method of Fluxions).
Selected Bibliography
Academic Treatises
- Hales, Guil. (1778) (in Latin), Sonorum Doctrina Rationalis et Experimentalis, ex Newtoni, Optimorumque Physicorum Scriptis, Methodo Elementaria Congesta, Dublinii: Impensis Guil. Hallhead, https://books.google.com/books?id=IG5bAAAAQAAJ
- Hales, Guil. (1782) (in Latin), De Motibus Planetarium in Orbibus Excentricis Secundum Theoriam Newtonianam Dissertatio, Dublinii: Josephus Hill, https://books.google.com/books?id=wSlbAAAAcAAJ
- Hales, Guil. (1784) (in Latin), Analysis Aequationum, Dublinii: Josephus Hill, https://archive.org/details/analysisaequati00halegoog
A New Analysis of Chronology (1st ed.)
- Hales, William (1809), A New Analysis of Chronology, in Which an Attempt is Made to Explain the History and Antiquities of the Primitive Nations of the World and the Prophecies Relating to Them on Principles Tending to Remove the Imperfection and Discordance of Preceding Systems, 1, London: Printed For the Author and Sold by F. C. & J. Rivington, et. al.
- Hales, William (1811), A New Analysis of Chronology, in Which an Attempt is Made to Explain the History and Antiquities of the Primitive Nations of the World and the Prophecies Relating to Them on Principles Tending to Remove the Imperfection and Discordance of Preceding Systems, 2, London: Printed For the Author and Sold by F. C. & J. Rivington, et. al., https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101059308351
- Hales, William (1812), A New Analysis of Chronology, in Which an Attempt is Made to Explain the History and Antiquities of the Primitive Nations of the World and the Prophecies Relating to Them on Principles Tending to Remove the Imperfection and Discordance of Preceding Systems, 3, London: Printed For the Author and Sold by F. C. & J. Rivington, et. al., https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101059308369
A New Analysis of Chronology (2nd ed.)
- Hales, William (1830), A New Analysis of Chronology and Geography, History and Prophecy: In Which Their Elements Are Attempted to Be Explained, Harmonized and Vindicated, Upon Scriptural and Scientific Principle, 1, London: Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ien.35556008802167
- Hales, William (1830), A New Analysis of Chronology and Geography, History and Prophecy: In Which Their Elements Are Attempted to Be Explained, Harmonized and Vindicated, Upon Scriptural and Scientific Principle, 2, London: Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.22035736
- Hales, William (1830), A New Analysis of Chronology and Geography, History and Prophecy: In Which Their Elements Are Attempted to Be Explained, Harmonized and Vindicated, Upon Scriptural and Scientific Principle, 3, London: Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.22035818
- Hales, William (1830), A New Analysis of Chronology and Geography, History and Prophecy: In Which Their Elements Are Attempted to Be Explained, Harmonized and Vindicated, Upon Scriptural and Scientific Principle, 4, London: Printed for C. J. G. & F. Rivington, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.12151178
Further Writings
- Hales, William (1799), The Inspector, or Select Literary Intelligence for the Vulgar A.D. 1798, but Correct A.D. 1801, the First Year of the XIXth Century, London: Printed for J. White, Fleet-Street; and J. Wright, Piccadilly, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008623029
- Hales, William (1799), Irish Pursuits of Literature, in A.D. 1798 and 1799, Dublin: Printed for J. Milliken and J. Wright, https://books.google.com/books?id=3iwCAAAAQAAJ
- Hales, William (1803), Methodism Inspected, Part I, with an Appendix, on the Evidences of a State of Salvation, Dublin: H. Colbert; London: J. Spragg, https://books.google.com/books?id=eTn0VCT-d0gC
- Hales, William (1813), Letters on the Religious and Political Tenets of the Romish Hierarchy, Addressed to Dr. Troy, Titular Archbishop of Dublin, London: Printed for J. Stockdale, https://books.google.com/books?id=KgBcAAAAQAAJ