Archaeologiae philosophicae, or, The ancient doctrine concerning the originals of things / written in Latin by Thomas Burnet ... ; faithfully translated into English, with remarks thereon, by Mr. Foxton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-1715.

Contributor:

Foxton, Thomas, 1697-1769.

Lajonchère, Etienne Lécuyer de, 1690-1740

J. Bertram Lippincott Library Fund.

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Creation--Early works to 1800.

Creation.

Cosmology--Early works to 1800.

Cosmology.

Earth (Planet)--Early works to 1800.

Earth (Planet).

Penn Provenance:

Wolff, Jacob (bookplate)

Friskney, William (inscription)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 20 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Archaeologiae philosophicae

Ancient doctrine concerning the originals of things

Dr. Burnet's Theory of the visible world

Theory of the visible world

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for E. Curll ..., 1729.

Notes:

Part 2 has special t.p. which reads: Dr. Burnet's Theory of the visible world; by way of commentary on his own theory of the earth. Being the second part of his Archaeologiae philosophicae, faithfully translated, with remarks thereon, by Mr. Foxton.

"The immobility of the earth demonstrated by reasons drawn from the established rules of physics, mechanics, and geometry, proving the earth to be in the center of the universe [by Etienne Lécuyer de Lajonchère]": pt. 2, p. vi, 32.

Pagination: pt. 1: [8], xxxii, [8], viii, 90, vi, 104 p.; pt. [2]: 96, vi, [7]-32, 104 p.

Signatures: pt. 1: *⁴ B-C⁸ A⁸ A-F⁸ a-b⁸ c⁴ d-g⁸; pt. 2: A-F⁸ A-B⁸.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the J. Bertram Lippincott Library Fund.

Penn Library copy bound in one vol.

Bound with: Burnet, Thomas. A re-survey of the Mosaic system of the creation. [London : s.n., 1728?] -- Burnet, Thomas. Doctrina antiqua de rerum originibus, or, An inquiry into the doctrine of the philosophers of all nations, concerning the original of the world. London : Printed for E. Curll ..., MDCCXXXVI [1736]. These two works have been split up and interspersed throughout this volume with the first part of A re-survey of the Mosaic system bound after part 1 of the Archaeologiae philosophicae, and the second part bound at the end of part 2. The Life of Thomas Burnet has been moved from the beginning of the Doctrina antiqua and bound after the preface to part 1 of the Philosophicae archaeologiae. The rest of the Doctrina antiqua is bound at the end of the volume.

Contents of Penn Library volume (including the two titles bound with the Archaeologiae philosophicae): Archaeologiae philosophicae, pt. 1, preface and contents ([8] p.) -- The life of Thomas Burnet (39, [1] p.) -- A letter to Mr. E. Curll, bookseller (xxxii p.) -- Archaeologiae philosophicae, pt. 1([8], viii, 90, vi p.) -- Appendix and Remarks (104 p.) -- [Two letters to A.B.] (the first part of A re-survey of the Mosaic system) (48 p.) -- Dr. Burnet's theory of the visible world ... being the second part of his Archaeologiae philosophicae (96 p.) -- The immobility of the Earth demonstrated (32 p.) -- The heathen notions concerning the state of the dead (the second part of A re-survey of the Mosaic system of the creation, with the t.p. for the entire work) ([2], 37, [1] p.) -- Doctrina antiqua de rerum originibus, or, An inquiry into the doctrine of the philosophers of all nations, concerning the original of the world ([4], 275, [1] p.).

Cited in:

ESTC N29507

Contains:

Immobility of the earth demonstrated by reasons drawn from the established rules of physics, mechanics, and geometry.

OCLC:

4173853