A New Theory of the Earth

A New Theory of the Earth was a book written by William Whiston, in which he presented a description of the divine creation of the Earth and a posited global flood. It was published in 1696 and was well-received by Isaac Newton and John Locke.

Related Topics:
William Whiston - Creation - Global flood - 1696 - Isaac Newton - John Locke

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The book is organized as follows:

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• Introduction, discussing the text of Creation according to Genesis
• Book I: Lematta, discussing the premises and assumptions on which his argument is based;
• Book II: Hypotheses, discussing his model for the origin of the Earth;
• Book III: Phaenomena, discussing evidence predicted by his model;
• Book IV: Solutions, discussing how his model explains the evidence;
• Appendix: An abstract of his theory drawn from various sources.
 
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