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ASTRONOMY and the BIBLE THEEMPIREOFCREATION SEENIN THEDUALLIGHT OF SCIENCEAND THEWORD 7 LUCAS A. REED, M. S. "Teachmeyourmood,Op ...

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Preface Thewriterofthefollowingpages,throughouthis activelife,hasbeenaclosestudentofnature,andthe starryuniverseallaboutushashad ...

8 PREFACE thethingsHehasmade;fortheapostleisboldtode- clarethat"thatwhichisknownofGodismanifestin them; forGodmanifested ituntot ...

PREFACE 9 soulrestthatcomethroughactuallyknowingGodand beingintouch with Himbya living experienceare beyondour powers to describ ...

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Illustrations LickObservatory,MountHamilton,Cal., Frontispiece - I AstronomyandtheBible - - CHAPTER PAGE - II AstronomyandFa ...

Introduction For eight years, Kepler sought unceasingly, with unremittingtoil,tosolvethelawofplanetarymotion. Duringthoseyears,h ...

14 INTRODUCTION have the effrontery to tell us that they see in the heavensno trace of a God. But in making sucha statement, the ...

INTRODUCTION 15 tainments, and an admiration and devotion for the Onewhoseworksdeclarethegrandeurandtheglory ofHisholyandexalted ...

Creation Thespaciousfirmamentonhigh, Withalltheblue,etherealsky. Thespangledheavens,ashiningframe, TheirgreatOriginalproclaim; T ...

OmegaCentauri Oneof the manystarclusters, eachcomposedof immense glowingsunsfarlargerthanourown. 2a ...

TheHeadofaComet This drawinggives onean ideaof thesizeof a comet as comparedwiththeearth. Thebrightestspotintheheadofa comet is ...

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18 ASTRONOMYAND THEBIBLE inrelationtothoseprinciples,thewordsoftheBible, — theseareouraimsinthisbook. Suchaviewwillnot narrowour ...

ASTRONOMYAND THEBIBLE^19 sons of God shouted for joy," or run forward In thought tothe coming age, when there shall rise a newhe ...