Astronomical principles of religion, natural and reveal'd
Subtitle: in nine parts ...
By: Together with a preface, of the temper of mind necessary for the discovery of divine truth; and of the degree of evidence that ought to be expected in divine matters / by William Whiston
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Printed for J. Senex ..., and W. Taylor ...
Published: 1717
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Bibliography; Cosmology; Early works to 1800; Religion and science; Bible and science
Other titles: Cause of the deluge demonstrated.; New theory of the earth.
Notes: First published, London, 1717; cf. Lowndes', Bibliographer's manual, v. 5, p. 2893.
Table of contents: title: (from t.p.) I. Lemmata, or, The known laws of matter and motion; title: II. A particular account of the system of the universe; title: III. The truth of that system briefly demonstrated; title: IV. Certain observations drawn from that system; title: V. Probable conjectures of the nature and uses of the several celestial bodies contained in the same system; title: VI. Important principles of natural religion ...; title: VII. Important principles of divine revelation ...; title: VIII. Such inferences shown to be the common voice of nature and reason ...; title: IX. A recapitulation of the whole, with a large and serious address to all, especially to the sceptics and unbelievers of our age.