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The original of the figurative Language of the Prophets was the Comparison of a Kingdom to the World & the parts of the one to the like parts of the other. And accordingly the Sun signifies the King and Kingly power. The Moon the next in dignity that is the priestly power with the person or persons it resides in. The greater stars the rest of the Princes or inferior Kings. Heaven the Throne court honours & dignities wherein these terrestrial Luminaries & stars are placed, & the Earth . inferior people. Waters the same. The sea a gathering together of many people into one large dition or body politick, a great kingdom. Rivers & fountains of water, peoples under several heads, many small kingdoms principalities or provinces & their head cities. And when there are two sorts of people considered, they are sometimes distinguished by calling one the earth & the other the Sea, waters or rivers.

— Isaac Newton

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The original of the figurative Language of the Prophets was the Comparison of a Kingdom to the World & the parts of the one to the like parts of the other. And accordingly the Sun signifies the King and Kingly power. The Moon the next in dignity that is the priestly power with the person or persons it resides in. The greater stars the rest of the Princes or inferior Kings. Heaven the Throne court honours & dignities wherein these terrestrial Luminaries & stars are placed, & the Earth . inferior people. Waters the same. The sea a gathering together of many people into one large dition or body politick, a great kingdom. Rivers & fountains of water, peoples under several heads, many small kingdoms principalities or provinces & their head cities. And when there are two sorts of people considered, they are sometimes distinguished by calling one the earth & the other the Sea, waters or rivers." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Isaac Newton

About Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton (January 4, 1643 – March 31, 1727 or in Old Style: December 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author (described in his time as a "natural philosopher"), widely recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists and among the most influential scientists of all time. He was a key figure in the philosophical revolution known as the Enlightenment. His book Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), first published in 1687, established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics, and shares credit with German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing infinitesimal calculus.