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#Zetetic astronomy earth not a globe by parallax full#
We can afford to patiently wait, carefully weigh, and well consider every point advanced, in the full assurance that simple truth, and not the mere opinions of men, is destined, sooner or later, to have ascendancy." As with every book from my father's collection, tipped-in at the front is the small, attractive, acid-free bookplate pictured on my homepage. We need not seize upon every crude and ill-developed result which offers, or only seems to offer, the slightest chance of becoming evidence in our favour, as every theorist is obliged to do if he would have his theory clothed and fit to be seen.
From the Preface: "In all directions there is so much truth in our favour that we can well afford to be dainty in our selection, and magnanimous, charitable, and condescending towards those who simply believe, but cannot prove, that we are wrong. The author, a popular lecturer in mid-nineteenth century England, here sets out his theory of the Earth as an enclosed, stationary plane centered at the North Pole and bounded along its perimeter by a wall of ice-with the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars moving only several hundred miles above its surface.
#Zetetic astronomy earth not a globe by parallax free#
The interior, though a little toned from age, is clean and unmarked, except for a previous owner s name and date (1877) on the front free endpaper. The original red cloth shows some rubbing to the extremities, and a few stained spots on the upper board where the gilt lettering, with decoration, is bright and clear on the darkened spine the gilt lettering is a bit dulled, though still legible.
Preface to the Second Edition, Contents, List of 99 Diagrams, Notes, Summary, Opinions of the Press, Index, References xii, 430 pages, followed by one page of publisher's ads. Stated Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged.
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