Astronomical principles of religion, natural and reveal'd in nine parts ... ; Together with a preface, of the temper of mind necessary for the discovery of divine truth; and of the degree of evidence that ought to be expected in divine matters / by William Whiston.
- William Whiston
- Date:
- 1717
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Astronomical principles of religion, natural and reveal'd in nine parts ... ; Together with a preface, of the temper of mind necessary for the discovery of divine truth; and of the degree of evidence that ought to be expected in divine matters / by William Whiston. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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