Atomism and eschatology : catholicism and natural philosophy in the interregnum / John Henry.
Abstract:
A group of heterodox English Catholics developed one of the earliest systems of mechanical philosophy (epitomized in Sir Kenelm Digby's "Two treatises" (1644)) in order to promote their own counter-reforming theology
British journal for the history of science Vol. 15 (1982), p. 211-239