A new theory of the earth, from its original, to the consummation of all things. . Wherein the creation of the world in six days, the universal deluge, and the general conflagration, as laid down in the Holy Scriptures, are shewn to be perfectly agreeable to reason and philosophy. With a large introductory discourse concerning the genuine nature, stile, and extent of the Mosaick history of the creation. By William Whiston, M.A. Chaplain to the Right Reverend Father in God, John Lord Bishop of Norwich, and Fellow of Clare-Hall in Cambridge.
William Whiston (1667 - 1752)
Category
Books
Date
1696
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3025601
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],95,[1],388,[4]p., 7 leaves of plates (1 folding) . ill.. . 8vo. MS inscription in Greek (17/18c.) on recto of initial blank leaf. Provenance: Signature on flyleaf: R. de la Treille 1697. Bookplates: John Brownlowe, viscount Tyrconnel (armorial); Belton House (earl's coronet & crests). Old Belton pressmark on pastedown: k/1. Binding: Calf (seventeenth-century).
Makers and roles
William Whiston (1667 - 1752)