The Scriptural History of the Earth and of Mankind: Compared with the Cosmogonies, Chronologies, and Original Traditions of Ancient Nations; an Abstract and Review of Several Modern Systems; with an Attempt to Explain Philosophically, the Mosaical Account of the Creation and Deluge, and to Deduce from this Last Event the Causes of the Actual Structure of the Earth, in a Series of Letters |
Què en diuen els usuaris - Escriviu una ressenya
No hem trobat cap ressenya als llocs habituals.
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
The Scriptural History of the Earth and of Mankind: Compared with the ... Philip Howard Visualització completa - 1797 |
The Scriptural History of the Earth and of Mankind: Compared With the ... Previsualització no disponible - 2020 |
The Scriptural History of the Earth and of Mankind: Compared with the ... Philip Howard Previsualització no disponible - 2015 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
according Afia ages already animals antient antiquity appears Bailly become beds bodies calculations called carried centuries certainly climates cold contained covered deluge doubt earth effects Egypt Egyptian equally Europe evident exifting exiſtence extended facts fame fays feems feveral fhew fince fire firft firſt fixed fome force formed former frequently ftate ftill fubftances fuch fufficient fuppofed furface fyftem give given globe gradually heat hiſtory idea inhabitants Italy itſelf kings known laft lake land laws lefs light mankind matter means Mofes moft moſt motion mountains muſt nature neceffary northern obfervations ocean opinion origin period philofophers planets population prefent probably produced prove race reaſon reign remain rivers rocks ſhould ſtate thefe themſelves thence theſe thofe thoſe tion traditions various waters whofe whole
Passatges populars
Pàgina 496 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Pàgina 497 - And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness : and God saw that it was good. And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
Pàgina 495 - And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Pàgina 504 - These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
Pàgina 251 - They were all men of good morals, excellent in virtue and virtuous deeds, skilled in the use of weapons to strike with or to be thrown ; brave men, eager for victory in battle. 3. " But SATYAVARMAN, being continually delighted with devout meditation, and seeing his sons fit for dominion, laid upon them the burden of government. 4.
Pàgina 410 - Wind-gap," a place several miles to the westward, and about a hundred feet higher than the present bed of the river. This Wind-gap is about a mile broad, and the stones in it such as seem to have been washed for ages by water running over them. Should this have been the case, there must have been a large lake behind that mountain, and by some uncommon swell in the waters, or by some convulsion of nature, the river must have opened its way through a different...
Pàgina 410 - Wind-gap is about a mile broad, and the stones in it such as seem to have been washed for ages by water running over them. Should this have been the case, there must have been a large lake behind that mountain, and by some uncommon swell in the waters, or by some convulsion of nature, the river must have opened its way through a different part of the mountain, and meeting there with less...
Pàgina 449 - To us invifible, or dimly feen In thefe thy loweft works ; yet thefe declare Thy goodnefs beyond thought, and pow'r divine. Speak ye who beft can tell, ye fons of light...
Pàgina 411 - ... collection of waters to which this new passage gave vent. There are still remaining, and daily discovered, innumerable instances of such a deluge on both sides of the river, after it passed the hills above the falls of Trenton, and reached the champaign. On the...
Informació bibliogràfica
| Títol | The Scriptural History of the Earth and of Mankind: Compared with the Cosmogonies, Chronologies, and Original Traditions of Ancient Nations; an Abstract and Review of Several Modern Systems; with an Attempt to Explain Philosophically, the Mosaical Account of the Creation and Deluge, and to ... The Scriptural History of the Earth and of Mankind: Compared with the Cosmogonies, Chronologies, and Original Traditions of Ancient Nations; an Abstract and Review of Several Modern Systems; with an Attempt to Explain Philosophically, the Mosaical Account of the Creation and Deluge, and to Deduce from this Last Event the Causes of the Actual Structure of the Earth, in a Series of Letters, Philip Howard |
| Autor | Philip Howard |
| Editor | R. Faulder, 1797 |
| Original de | Biblioteca Pública de Nova York |
| Digitalitzat el | 23 Juny 2006 |
| Nre. de pàgines | 602 pàgines |
| Exporta citacions | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |