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An examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the earth with some remarks on Mr. Whiston's New theory of the earth. Also an examination of the reflections on the theory of the earth; And A Defence of the Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New Theory. By J. Keill, A. M. of Balliol College, Oxon. The second edition corrected, and all the Figures (25 in Number) Engraved on Copper Plates. To the whole is annexed a dissertatio on the different figures of the cœlestial bodies, &c. With a Summary Exposition of the Cartesian and Newtonian Systems. By Mons. de Maupertuis, Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Royal Academy in Paris.

Title
An examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the earth [electronic resource] : with some remarks on Mr. Whiston's New theory of the earth. Also an examination of the reflections on the theory of the earth; And A Defence of the Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New Theory. By J. Keill, A. M. of Balliol College, Oxon. The second edition corrected, and all the Figures (25 in Number) Engraved on Copper Plates. To the whole is annexed a dissertatio on the different figures of the cœlestial bodies, &c. With a Summary Exposition of the Cartesian and Newtonian Systems. By Mons. de Maupertuis, Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Royal Academy in Paris.
Author
Keill, John, 1671-1721.
Publication
[Oxford?] : Printed for and sold by H. Clements, near the Theatre in Oxford; and S.Harding, on the Pavement in St. Martin's Lane, London, MDCCXXXIV. [1734]

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Maupertuis, 1698-1759.
Description
[8],347,[1],67,[1]p.,plates : ill.; 8⁰.
Subject
  • Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-1715
  • Whiston, William, 1667-1752
  • Planets > Figure
  • Rotating masses of fluid
Note
  • In two parts, the second, Maupertuis's 'A dissertation', with separate pagination.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642334450
  • ECCO1-T122602
Author
Keill, John, 1671-1721.
Title
An examination of Dr. Burnet's Theory of the earth [electronic resource] : with some remarks on Mr. Whiston's New theory of the earth. Also an examination of the reflections on the theory of the earth; And A Defence of the Remarks on Mr. Whiston's New Theory. By J. Keill, A. M. of Balliol College, Oxon. The second edition corrected, and all the Figures (25 in Number) Engraved on Copper Plates. To the whole is annexed a dissertatio on the different figures of the cœlestial bodies, &c. With a Summary Exposition of the Cartesian and Newtonian Systems. By Mons. de Maupertuis, Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the Royal Academy in Paris.
Imprint
[Oxford?] : Printed for and sold by H. Clements, near the Theatre in Oxford; and S.Harding, on the Pavement in St. Martin's Lane, London, MDCCXXXIV. [1734]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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English Short Title Catalog, T122602.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England Oxford.
Added Author
Maupertuis, 1698-1759.
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