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astronomy7
creation7
cosmology4
bible and geology3
bible and science3
deluge3
geology3
earth2
earth sciences2
metals2

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Earth7
Derbyshire (England)1
Solar System1

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Burnet, Thomas (1635?-1715)6
Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-17156
Kettilby, Walter5
Kettilby, Walter (1717)5
Norton, Roger5
Norton, Roger (1691-)5
Fulke, William (1538-1589)2
Keill, John (1671-1721)2
Leadbetter, Charles (1728-)2
Maupertuis, Pierre Louis Moreau De (1698-1759)2

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Some animadversions upon a book intituled, The theory of the earth

Croft, Herbert (1603-1691)

1685

Errata, recto final leaf. In answer to "Telluris theoria sacra" by Thomas Burnet, 1684.

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An essay on the certainty and causes of the earth's motion on its axis, &c

Sheeres, Sir Henry (1710)

1698

Attributed to Sir Henry Sheeres. cf. NUC pre-1956.

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A review of The theory of the earth, and of its proofs: especially in reference to scripture

Burnet, Thomas (1635?-1715); Kettilby, Walter (1717); Norton, Roger (fl. 1662-1691)

1690

Attributed to Thomas Burnet. "Books printed for Walter Kettilby" -- [1]p. at end.

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The theory of the earth : containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things. The two last books, concerning the burning of the world, and concerning the new heavens and new earth

Burnet, Thomas (1635?-1715); Kettilby, Walter (1717); Norton, Roger (fl. 1662-1691)

1690

Dedication signed: T. Burnet. Added engraved t.p., ill., with title: The sacred theory of the earth. Book 4 has own t.p.

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An essay toward a natural history of the earth: and terrestrial bodies, especially minerals: as also of the sea, rivers, and springs : With an account of the universal deluge: and of the effects that it had upon the earth

Woodward, John (1665-1728)

1695

First edition. Errata: p. [16] (preliminary sequence). With booklist of R. Wilkin (2 pp.) at end. Title within double line border. Imprimatur: A1v. Signatures: A-S⁸ T⁴.

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An attempt to prove the motion of the earth from observations made by Robert Hooke

Hooke, Robert (1635-1703)

1674

"Hooke explains in his preface that this is the first of his Cutlerian Lectures to be published and that others will afterwards be printed in the same format so that they may be bound together. This l...

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Remarks on some late papers, relating to the universal deluge: and to the natural history of the earth

Harris, John (1667?-1719)

1697

A defence of John Woodward's "Essay toward a natural history of the earth" against certain attacks, especially in "Two essays sent in a letter from Oxford to a nobleman in London" by L.P. Signatures...

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An ansvver to the late exceptions made by Mr Erasmus Warren against The theory of the earth

Burnet, Thomas (1635?-1715); Kettilby, Walter (1717); Norton, Roger (fl. 1662-1691)

1690

In response to: Erasmus Warren's Geologia. Attributed by Wing to Thomas Burnet.

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The theory of the earth : containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo till the consummation of all things. The two fisrt [sic] books concerning the deluge, and concerning paradise

Burnet, Thomas (1635?-1715); Kettilby, Walter (1717); Norton, Roger (fl. 1662-1691)

1691

Dedication signed: Thomas Burnet. Added engraved t.p., ill., with title: The sacred theory of the earth. Book 2 has own t.p.

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A short consideration of Mr Erasmus Warren's Defence of his exceptions against The theory of the earth : in a letter to a friend

Burnet, Thomas (1635?-1715); Kettilby, Walter (1717); Norton, Roger (fl. 1662-1691)

1691

Attributed to Thomas Burnet--ESTC. Page 42 misprinted 24.

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