HITCHCOCK, Edward .: The Religion Of Geology and its Connected Sciences by Edward Hitchcock, D.D., LL.D., President of Amherst College, and Professor of Natural Theology and Geology . , Glasgow: Published by William Collins, North Montrose Street, [ nd. - 1851? ] .

First British edition (date of publication assumed from the date of the preface; "Amherst College, May 1, 1851".) in a very good full leather binding. 8vo. pp.408 . 7" x 4.5" x 1" . Green calf with gilt decorated border. Spine with 5 raised bands, gilt decorated compartments and original brown leather title label: "Religion Of Geology". One scuff mark to front board, otherwise a very good binding. Marbled endpapers, and matching page edges. Neat dedication to front free-endpaper: "Mary Geraldine Elliot from her loving Mother Feb 27th, 1860". Clean text throughout including a frontis. Contents consist of 14 lectures: Revelation Illustrated by Science; The Epoch of the Earth's Creation Unrevealed; Death a Universal Law of Organic Beings on this Globe from the Beginning; The Noachian Deluge compared with the Geological Deluges; The World's Supposed Eternity; Geological Proofs of the Divine Benevolence; Divine Benevolence as Exhibited in a Fallen World; Unity of the Divine Plan and Operation in all Ages of the World's History; The Hypothesis of Creation by Law; Special and Miraculous Providence; The Future Condition and Destiny of the Earth; The Telegraphic System of the Universe; The Vast Plans of Jehovah; Scientific Truth, Rightly Applied, Is Religious Truth. ** Edward Hitchcock (24 May 1793 – 27 February 1864) was a noted American geologist and the third President of Amherst College (1845–1854). In addition to his positions at Amherst, Hitchcock was a well-known early geologist. He ran the first geological survey of Massachusetts, and in 1830 was appointed state geologist of Massachusetts (he held the post until 1844). He also played a role in the geological surveys of New York and Vermont. His chief project, however, was natural theology, which attempted to unify and reconcile science and religion, focusing on geology. His major work in this area was The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences (Boston, 1851). In this book, he sought out ways to re-interpret the Bible to agree with the latest geological theories. For example, knowing that the earth was at least hundreds of thousands of years old, vastly older than the 6,000 years posited by Biblical scholars, Hitchcock devised a way to read the original Hebrew so that a single letter in Genesis—a "v", meaning "afterwards"— implied the vast timespans during which the earth was formed." - See Wikipedia . (Book ref. 38550)  £55.00

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