The wisdom of God manifested in the works of the creation
Subtitle: in two parts, viz., The heavenly bodies, elements, meteors, fossils, vegetables, animals (beasts, birds, fishes, and insects), more particularly in the body of the earth, its figure, motion and consistency, and in the admirable structure of the bodies of man and other animals, as also in their generation, &c., with answers to some objections
By: By John Ray, late Fellow of the Royal Society.
Contributors: Holyoke, Edward Augustus, 1728-1829 former owner.; Bowman, Walter, former owner.
Edition: The eighth edition, corrected.
Publisher: Printed by William and John Innys, printers to the Royal Society, at the West-End of St. Paul's
Published: 1722
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 405
Subjects: Natural theology -- Early works to 1900.; Creation -- Early works to 1800.; Science -- Early works to 1800 -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1900.; Early works to 1800.; Early works to 1800
Notes: Signatures: A⁴ B-2C⁸ 2D⁴ (2D4 blank).

First edition published 1691.

Title page within double-ruled border; headpieces, tailpieces; initials.

Burns Library copy: label: "Devised to the North Society in Salem for the use of the Pastor for the time being, by Edw. A. Holyoke, M.D. LLD."; autograph: Walter Bowman.

Burns Library copy has seven numbered pages of annotation in ms., apparently in the hand of Walter Bowman, inserted between leaves A1 and A2.

c.1: 02-27845.