W. DERHAM., - Astro-Theology: Or, a Demonstration of the Being & Attributes of God from a Survey of the Heavens

Sacred Science Institute, 2006. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall, Hardcover, Hard Cover Maroon Suede Guilt, No Jacket, New. ¶ Exact Facsimile Reprint of Original Edition Published: 1726. 250p. Contents: The Systems of the Heavens, the Habitability of the Planets, and a Plurality of Worlds; Of The Ptolemaick System; Of The Copernican System; By Whom Cultivated; Why Preferred By The Author; Objections Against It From Scripture; Answered; On the Sunís Reces; Objections From Sense Answered; Objections From Philosophy Answered; Of The New System; Why Most Favoured By The Author; Fixt Stars Are Suns; Authorís Opinion About the Whiteness of the Galaxy; Author Suspects There Are More New Stars Than Ever Yet Have Been Taken Notice Of; His Observations of Them; How To Be Observed; The Planets Are Worlds; Mr. Huygens Denies Seas Being In the Moon; Authorís Proof & Observation of Them; What Creatures Inhabit The Planets.