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The Sacred Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (Of 2)
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781025240237
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Dec 12 2025
Pages: 406
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The sacred theory of the Earth, Volume 1 by Thomas Burnet stands as a monumental work of 17th-century natural philosophy and cosmology. With its comprehensive subtitle, Containing an account of the original of the Earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, Burnet embarks on an ambitious inquiry into the Earth's origins, its past transformations, and its eventual fate. This seminal text explores the interplay between scientific observation, philosophical reasoning, and scriptural interpretation to construct a grand theory of geological and cosmic evolution.
Burnet's work, originally published in 1681, meticulously details his hypotheses on the Earth's formation from a primeval chaos, its subterranean structure, and the mechanisms behind historical events like Noah's Flood. Far from a mere scientific treatise, it is a profound meditation on creation theory, natural history, and the philosophical implications of a dynamic Earth. As a foundational text, it sparked considerable debate among contemporaries like Erasmus Warren and John Keill, underscoring its pivotal role in the intellectual landscape of its era. This print edition offers an invaluable opportunity to engage with a classic that shaped early modern thought on geology, religion, and the very structure of our world.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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