A survey of the heavens
Subtitle: being a plain description of the admirable fabrick and motions of the heavenly bodies, as they are discovered to the eye by the telescope, and several eminent consequences illustrated thereby. I. The infinite wisdom, power, glory, and incomprehensibility of God in the creation. II. The verifying of the Copernican hypothesis. III. The probability of more inhabited worlds. IV. The clearing of some difficult places of scripture from doubtful interpretations. V. The higher exaltation of Gods attributes in the business of our redemption. VI. An essay to prove the Sun to be the seat of the blessed, with several other useful notions. To which is added the gout raptures. Augmented and improved in English, Latin, and Greek lyrick verse. By Robert Witty Dr in physick in both universities, and fellow of the Colledge of Physicians in London
Series: Early English books, 1641-1700 -- 2104:4
Publisher: printed for Richard Jones, at the White-Horse in Little-Brittain
Published: 1685
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Astronomy -- Early works to 1800
Genres: Early works to 1800
Other titles: Ouranoskopia; Survey of the heavens; Gout-raptures, augmented and improved; Gout raptures; Astromaxia
Work titles: Ouranoskopia, or, A survey of the heavens
Notes: Originally published as: Ouranoskopia, or, A survey of the heavens

"The gout-raptures" has continuous pagination and register, with title page dated 1681

"Àstromaxi'a", in Greek verse, has caption title beginning on p. 137; title transliterated from the Greek

With final advertisement leaf

Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Wing (2nd ed.) W3234

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1991. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2104:04).