[Cosmic theory of primes].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beebe, William Sully, 1841-1898.

Contributor:

Painter, Thomas A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.

Indigenous peoples.

Indians--Antiquities.

Numbers, Prime.

Tiahuanacu (Bolivia)--Antiquities.

Tiahuanacu (Bolivia).

Davenport (Iowa)--Antiquities.

Davenport (Iowa).

Physical Description:

8 parts : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

[Worcester, Mass.] : [Printed by F.S. Blanchard], [1894]

Contents:

Pt. 1. General views : Peru, Bolivia, South America

Pt. 2. Great dial, Tia-Huanachu, Bolivia, South America ; Cosmic theory of primes

Pt. 3. Series exhibiting the influence of the Tia-Huanachu dial in both the Americas

Pt. 4. American inscriptions : Mithraic tablet (obverse) : Davenport, Iowa

Pt. 5. American inscriptions : the Pemberton axe, Pemberton, N.J. : the Piqua tablets, Piqua, Ohio : primitive alphabetical types : advance sheets

[Pt.] A. Plates

[Pt.] B. Plates : numerical evidence in favor of the wide distribution of the theory of primes

[Pt.] B, Pt. 1. Plates : the Mithraic tablets (obverse) found at Davenport, Iowa.

Notes:

A collection of plates, diagrams, notes, etc. designed to illustrate the author's theory of the relation of aboriginal American mythology to the early religions of the Old World.

Title from t.p. of Pt. 2 and from the covers of Pts. A, B and Pt. B, pt. 1.

Imprint and some notes from Library of Congress record in NUC.

No more published (?).

"From negatives taken by Thomas A. Painter for Major William S. Beebe" appears above many of the photographs and "From material collected by Thomas A. Painter for Major William S. Beebe" appears above selected photographs and illustrations in Pts. 1-5.

Local Notes:

Library lacks Pt. A and Pt. B.

Housed in 2 portfolios.

OCLC:

38897592