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THE WORLD'S GREATEST BOOKS, VOL. XV SCIENCE

JOINT EDITORS
ARTHUR MEE
Editor and Founder of the Book of Knowledge
J.A. HAMMERTON
Editor of Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia

WM. H. WISE & Co.




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BRAMWELL, JOHN MILNE
Hypnotism: Its History, Practice and Theory1


BUFFON, COMTE DE
Natural History12


CHAMBERS, ROBERT
Vestiges of Creation22


CUVIER, GEORGES
The Surface of the Globe33


DARWIN, CHARLES
The Origin of Species43


DAVY, SIR HUMPHRY
Elements of Chemical Philosophy64


FARADAY, MICHAEL
Experimental Researches in Electricity75
The Chemical History of a Candle85


FOREL, AUGUSTE
The Senses of Insects95


GALILEO
Dialogues on the System of the World105


GALTON, SIR FRANCIS
Essays in Eugenics111


HAECKEL, ERNST
The Evolution of Man123


HARVEY, WILLIAM
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood136


HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN
Outlines of Astronomy146


HUMBOLDT, ALEXANDER VON
Cosmos, a Sketch of the Universe158


HUTTON, JAMES
The Theory of the Earth170


LAMARCK
Zoological Philosophy179


LAVATER, JOHANN
Physiogonomical Fragments191


LIEBIG, JUSTUS VON
Animal Chemistry203


LYELL, SIR CHARLES
The Principles of Geology215


MAXWELL, JAMES CLERK
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism227


METCHNIKOFF, ELIE
The Nature of Man238
The Prolongation of Life246


MILLER, HUGH
The Old Red Sandstone255


NEWTON, SIR ISAAC
Principia267


OWEN, SIR RICHARD
Anatomy of Vertebrates280


VIRCHOW, RUDOLF
Cellular Pathology292
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For understanding the Prophecies we are in the first place to acquaint our-selves with the figurative language of the Prophets. This language is taken from the analogy between the world natural and an empire or kingdom considered as a world politic.' (Excerpt from Chapter 2) ... Read more

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This book deals with Sir Isaac Newton's Judaic studies andtheir impact on his theology. After examining what Jewish sourcesNewton read, the author explains how ideas Newton learned from Jewishhistory and literature found their way into his understanding ofancient religion, scriptural prophecy, the Temple of Jerusalem, theancient church, and the corruption of Christianity. This investigationsheds new light on many aspects of newton's thought. ... Read more

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Strong meat for men of full age
This academic work is not only palatable, it's delicious. I devoured it!Goldish has gone to great lengths to make his work accessible to those ofus mortals who are not quite as well read in 17th century Hebraism. Goldishfinally gives us a good strong look at Newton's lost work, Of the Church.The same mind that unlocked the riddles of our physical universe made greatpains to unlock the riddles of the spiritual kind. All told, an excitingaddition to an excellent series. ... Read more

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For understanding the Prophecies we are in the first place to acquaint our-selves with the figurative language of the Prophets. This language is taken from the analogy between the world natural and an empire or kingdom considered as a world politic.' (Excerpt from Chapter 2) ... Read more

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Isaac Newtons theological findings
Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John

a lot of strange ideas about application of pictures in the Apocalypse on histirical events and facts. But fine when he says, that prophecies are of value only when they fullfill. Then they strengthen the belief in Gods control over history. Impressive the conclusion that, if there will be a great multitude of men surviving Harmagedon, there must have been a tremendous amount of preaching the thruth before; as jesus announced in Matthew 24,14 ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1730Original Publisher: Printed for W. InnysSubjects: OpticsLightJuvenile Nonfiction / Science ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the text that can both be accessed online and used to create new print copies. This book and thousands of others can be found in the digital collections of the University of Michigan Library. The University Library also understands and values the utility of print, and makes reprints available through its Scholarly Publishing Office. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Reprint of the 1955 edition. Hardbound. Book viii, 91 p .The first supplement of this catalogue adds 220 new items to the 606 works described in the first volume. Included are not only the works of Newton himself, but works edited by him and works about him. Also included are biographies, portraits, medals and coins relating to Newton. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.
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The final two leaves contain a postscript.

Dublin : printed at the Academic Press, by Joseph Hill, 1782. [4],145,[3]p. ; 8° ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more