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 coelestial 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.

People / Organizations

• John Keill (Author)

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]

Publication year

1734-1734

ESTC No.

T122602

Grub Street ID

173267

Description

[8],347,[1],67,[1]p.,plates : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

In two parts, the second, Maupertuis's 'A dissertation', with separate pagination.