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  2. Lord Kelvin - Wikipedia

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    Lord Kelvin. It is believed the "PNP" in his signature stands for "Professor of Natural Philosophy". Kelvin also wrote under the pseudonym "P. Q. R." William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (26 June 1824 – 17 December 1907 [7]) was a British mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer. [8][9] Born in Belfast, he was the professor of Natural ...

  3. Ussher chronology - Wikipedia

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    Ussher chronology. The Ussher chronology is a 17th-century chronology of the history of the world formulated from a literal reading of the Old Testament by James Ussher, the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. The chronology is sometimes associated with young Earth creationism, which holds that the universe was created only a few ...

  4. John Calvin's view of Scripture - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 April 2024. Views of the founder of Calvinism John Calvin believed that Scripture is necessary for human understanding of God's revelation, that it is the equivalent of direct revelation, and that it is both "majestic" and "simple." Calvin's general, explicit exposition of his view of Scripture is ...

  5. John Calvin - Wikipedia

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    t. e. John Calvin (/ ˈkælvɪn /; [1] Middle French: Jehan Cauvin; French: Jean Calvin [ʒɑ̃ kalvɛ̃]; 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its ...

  6. List of biblical names - Wikipedia

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    In a study conducted by the BibleAsk team in 2024, a comprehensive catalog of names found in the King James Version was compiled and organized into categories such as individuals, geographical locations, national groups, and miscellaneous designations. The team discovered that within the King James Version Bible, a total of 3,418 distinct names ...

  7. Biblical astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Biblical Astronomy broadly encompasses the views expressed within the Biblical texts concerning the Earth's placement in the cosmos, the recognition of celestial bodies such as stars and planets, and the associated belief systems. The scriptural sources, particularly the poetic passages, offer limited and often enigmatic references to these ...

  8. Kelvin (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Kelvin is a masculine given name, ultimately derived from the title of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who received a baronage named for the River Kelvin (the river flowing past the University of Glasgow) in 1892. Isolated use of "Kelvin" as a given name is recorded in England in the 1920s, [1] and the name rises in popularity in the United ...

  9. Biblical cosmology - Wikipedia

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    Biblical cosmology. God creating the cosmos (Bible moralisée, French, 13th century) Biblical cosmology is the account of the universe and its laws in the Bible. [1][2] The Bible was formed over many centuries, involving many authors, and reflects shifting patterns of religious belief; consequently, its cosmology is not always consistent. [3][4 ...