Description: THE PLURALITY OF WORLDS Book Details + Condition: Gould & Lincoln (Boston). First (American) Edition, 1854. By William Whewell. 307 pages, with frontispiece of spiral galaxies. With an Introduction by Edward Hitchcock. Whewell was a noted geologist. The book argues on geological grounds that conjectures about other populated worlds and long periods before humans came to exist are scientifically unsupported. Thus Whewell is using science to defend the Biblical account of Creation, and Christianity. Edward Hitchcock was an American geologist and president of Amherst College. Contents include: Astronomical Discoveries; Astronomical Objection to Religion; The Answers from the Microscope; Geology; The Fixed Stars; Planets; Theory of the Solar System; The Future; and much more. A solid copy, with tight binding; lightly rubbed corners; light shelf wear to boards; book slightly cocked; foxing to first few and last pages; corner ripped to protective tissue paper of frontispiece; small repaired tear; text is clean and unmarked. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare and out-of-print antiquarian books at Black Cat Caboodle. SHIPPING & PAYMENTShipping & Handling Fee Listed — covers shipping via USPS to anywhere in the continental U.S.International Shipping — available to anywhere that the UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE delivers. Please message me for a quote!PAYPAL ONLY please! Payment is due within 3 days of end of auction.Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking — Happy eBaying!
Price: 245 USD
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Year Printed: 1854
Topic: Occult
Binding: Hardcover
Author: William Whewell
Subject: Science & Medicine
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Gould & Lincoln
Place of Publication: Boston
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
