The sacred theory of the Earth

About this eBook

Author

Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-1715

Title

The sacred theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 2) : Containing an account of the original of the Earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things.

Original Publication

London: J. Hooke, 1726.

Credits

Paul Murray, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr)

Language

English

LoC Class

BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism

Subject

Earth (Planet) -- Early works to 1800

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76101

Release Date

May 15, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Sacred Theory of the Earth
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE READER.
3. 3.CONTENTS OF THE CHAPTERS.
4. 4.BOOK III. Concerning the Conflagration . — CHAP. I. The Introduction : With the Contents and Order of this Work. — CHAP. II The true State of the Question is propos’d. — CHAP. III. — CHAP. IV. — CHAP. V. — CHAP. VI. Concerning the Causes of the Conflagration. — CHAP. VII. — CHAP. VIII. — CHAP. IX. — CHAP. X. — CHAP. XI. — CHAP. XII. — The CONCLUSION. — PREFACE TO THE READER.
5. 5.BOOK IV. Concerning the New Heavens and New Earth, AND Concerning the Consummation of all Things. — CHAP. I. — CHAP. II. — CHAP. III. — CHAP. IV. — CHAP. V. — Chap. IV. — Chap. VII. — Chap. VIII. — Chap. IX. — Chap. X.
6. 6.A Review.
7. 7.AN ANSWER TO THE EXCEPTIONS MADE BY Mr. Erasmus Warren , AGAINST THE THEORY of the EARTH . — Chap. I. — Chap. II. — Chap. III. — Chap. IV. — Chap. V. — Chap. VI. — Chap. VII. — Chap. VIII. — Chap. IX. — Chap. X. — Chap. XI. — Chap. XII. — Chap. XIII. — Chap. XIV. — Chap. XV. — Chap. XVI. — Chap. XVII.
8. 8.A SHORT CONSIDERATION OF Mr. Erasmus Warren’s DEFENCE OF HIS EXCEPTIONS AGAINST THE THEORY of the EARTH .
9. 9.REFLECTIONS UPON THE THEORY OF THE EARTH — Advertisement of the Bookseller. — REFLECTIONS, &c. — CHAP. VI. Concerning the Figure of the Earth.

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