Geology and religious sentiment : : the effect of geological discoveries on English society and literature between 1829 and 1859 / / by J.M.I. Klaver.

This book deals with reactions to geological discoveries in early nineteenth-century England. How did theologians cope with new scientific evidence of the antiquity of the world which was contrary to accepted biblical chronology? And what repercussions did this picture have on philosophers, poets an...

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Superior document:Brill's studies in intellectual history, volume 80
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, New York : : Brill,, 1997.
Year of Publication:1997
Language:English
Series:Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 80.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages) :; illustrations.
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