Great Architect Manifested Material Universe by Ponton Mungo (13 results)

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A thought-provoking study of the underlying principles of the universe and the role of the Great Architect. Mungo Ponton presents a compelling case for the existence of a supreme being who created and sustains the cosmos.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 334. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1866 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 334.

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Second Edition. vi, [4], 9-276, [8] p. 19 cm. 12 mainly colour plates. Green cloth hardcover with gold and blank impressing. Spine ends softened. Bottom rear corner bumped and two corners worn. Tear at top of front pastedown near hinge. Two missing tissue guards. Occasional spotting. Topics include: structure of the universe; stars; planets; heaven and its inhabitants; light and its cause; colour; laws of the spectrum; photography; Moser's images; permanence of the universe; resistance of the ether; etc.

Second edition. 8vo. 276; 6pp of catalogue at rear. Illustrated with 12 beautiful colour plates. Bound in leather with design of Wesley College Sheffield stamped in gilt on back and front board, contained within ruled border in gilt. Spine decorated in gilt. Marbled foredges, marbled endpapers. Small break in leather at head of spine, very lightly foxed in a few places. Otherwise a very good copy of this scarce work. " The object of this work is to present, in a condensed form, the evidence of intelligent design in the general structure of the material universe, and of the intentions of the Creator with respect to its permanance." Originally publilshed in 1863.

Hardcover. Second Edition. Second edition, corrected and with an added Appendix, containing new material. vi, [4], 10-276pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Original green cloth decorated with a gilt spiral nebula and floral motifs in blind on the front panel, lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. Frontispiece and eleven inserted plates, all with color illustrations except one. The first section includes chapters on the structure of the universe, brightness and distance of stars, clusters and nebulæ, countervailing forces and motions, planetary relations, Saturn and his rings, tails and orbits of comets, universal motion, Heaven and its inhabitants, relations between mind and matter. The second includes chapters on the theories of light, double refraction and polarization, interference of light, conceptions and motions in the ether, intrinsic and adventitious brightness, laws of the spectrum, relations between brightness and colour, spectrum analysis, solar light, photography, Moser's images, permanence of the universe, resistance of the ether, the living prime mover. Ponton, a lawyer and one of the founders of the National Bank of Scotland, was the inventor of a phographic process of considerable importance, which he made available to the public by publishing it on the Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. With the bookplate and stamps of noted South California doctor H. Bert Ellis. Previous owner's name on the front pastedown endpaper. A touch of wear to spine ends and corner tips. A bright, near fine copy. ; Octavo.

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Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days 640.