... these sections in his classification scheme were necessarily very detailed. He allowed that a phy- sician or theologian, having acquired a different kind of library, would have created different chapters. 2 To twentieth-century eyes, parts of Jefferson's classification may seem puz- zling. It is no surprise to find categories such as Modern British History under the broad division of History, but such unexpected ... for the first time. The chapters, as has been noted, are subject categories and are themselves arranged in a significant order that constitutes an overall classification sche...

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... as the belief in the existence of a God but the denial of revealed religion, basing beliefs on the light of nature and reason. Deism was first noted around the late seventeenth century, at first it was regarded as a radical form of Christianity. Early deists believed that the bible was a historical, rather than an inspired, document. The five articles of deists are belief ... ...

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