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The Unseen Universe Physical Speculations On A Future State
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Author : Balfour Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Release Date : 2009-01-01
The Unseen Universe Physical Speculations On A Future State written by Balfour Stewart and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Science categories.
The present age is one of very rapid progress in almost all branches of knowledge. Like a wave swelling as it advances shoreward, this progress has violently transformed whole regions of thought, while it has repeatedly invaded others not heretofore deemed accessible to such catastrophes. Presuming upon a soil of great natural richness, the inhabitants of these latter regions had for a long series of years given themselves up to a species of husbandry which was beginning at length to be detrimental in its effects. It thus came to pass that while the immediate result of each inundation was a sudden alarm and consequent confusion, yet nevertheless a fertilising residuum was always left behind, together with a very plain intimation that no region of thought can permanently flourish if it be entirely cut off from any of the intellectual influences around it. Suchlike, we take it, have been the results of the recent great floods of intellectual energy, much of them seemingly subversive, which have repeatedly invaded the region occupied by the followers of Christianity. At present there is no book more read than the Bible, no life more deeply studied and discussed than the life of Christ. There is probably a greater amount of earnest attention devoted to these subjects than to any other branch of human inquiry. Nevertheless there is great confusion, and an almost despairing outcry from many of the inhabitants of the Christian region. It is imagined that fences and landmarks have disappeared, and that at length the rising tide is about to attack, as it has long threatened, the very lives and holdings of the community. It will be our endeavour to reassure these somewhat over-timid people. Being students of physical science, we will try to gauge the strength of the tide, and more especially of the forces which give it motion, and endeavour to convince those who are sufficiently calm to receive conviction, that there neither is nor can be any real danger to their lives and holdings from the violence of the waters; but that, on the contrary, they will ultimately receive a blessing from that which will remain behind after the present confusion has disappeared. ‘Skin for skin,’ said a certain evil one, ‘yea all that a man hath will he give for his life,’ and the proverb is true (with a modification) as regards the life of the soul, no less than as regards that of the body. Take away all hope of a future state,—appear to demonstrate, if not with absolute certainty, yet with an approach to it, that such a condition of things is antagonistic to well-understood scientific principles, and we feel certain that the effect upon humanity would be simply disastrous. At any rate, those who propound an argument of this kind must reasonably expect determined opposition from the followers of religion. Let us here, before proceeding further, take the opportunity of stating that we discuss only the physical aspects of the argument regarding a future state. Being neither metaphysicians nor moral philosophers, we leave to others more competent than we can be the argument which may be based upon the universal craving among the intelligent races of mankind for a life beyond the grave. In the fourth and following editions of our work, while we have not materially altered our argument, we have recast to some extent the shape in which it was first put before the reader, and this recasting has taken a more definite form in our present edition. The large amount of friendly criticism which our work has called forth has convinced us that we did not at first sufficiently separate between certain conclusions which inevitably flowed from our argument, and certain others which, while deriving their strength from a totally different quarter, were yet not inconsistent with the former, but even, it might be, supported by them. The consequence has been that we have found ourselves credited with attempts which were very far from our thoughts, such, for instance, as the endeavour to deduce Christian theological doctrine from mere physical considerations.
The Unseen Universe Or Physical Speculations On A Future State
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Author : Balfour Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2007-04-01
The Unseen Universe Or Physical Speculations On A Future State written by Balfour Stewart and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Religion categories.
Originally published anonymously, The Unseen Universe is a bold attempt to bring scientific and religious readers together in harmony. Themselves both accomplished scientists, Steward and Tait hoped to calm those Christians who had come to see science as heretical and show scientists how they could reconcile the advances in their field with a belief in God and the immortality of the soul. In this quest, they ask readers to consider the principle of Continuity, in which all the mechanics in nature have a cause that is also found in nature. And in following this chain of continuity backward, they inevitably come upon a prime mover, for if the universe is not eternal, then it must have been started, and this is where science and religion can share the same ground. Readers of science and philosophy will be called to ponder the nature of the universe for themselves. Scottish physicist BALFOUR STEWART (1828-1887) studied and wrote about the nature of radiation, meteorology, and magnetism. Scottish physicist PETER GUTHRIE TAIT (1831-1901) is most famous for writing, with Lord Kelvin, the groundbreaking physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy (1867).
The Unseen Universe
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Author : Balfour Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
The Unseen Universe written by Balfour Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Immortality categories.
The Unseen Universe Or Physical Speculations On A Future State By B Stewart And P G Tait
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Author : Balfour Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
The Unseen Universe Or Physical Speculations On A Future State By B Stewart And P G Tait written by Balfour Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with categories.
The Unseen Universe
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Author : Balfour Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
The Unseen Universe written by Balfour Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Immortality categories.
Practical Physics By B Stewart And W W H Gee
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Author : Balfour Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
Practical Physics By B Stewart And W W H Gee written by Balfour Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with categories.
The Fourth Dimension
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Author : Rudy von Bitter Rucker
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 1985
The Fourth Dimension written by Rudy von Bitter Rucker and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Philosophy categories.
A detailed description of what the fourth dimension would be like.
The Unseen Universe Or Physical Speculations On A Future State By B Stewart And P G Tait
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Author : Peter Guthrie Tait
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2018-02-17
The Unseen Universe Or Physical Speculations On A Future State By B Stewart And P G Tait written by Peter Guthrie Tait and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-17 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Unseen Universe Or Physical Speculations On A Future State By B Stewart And P G Tait
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Author : Peter Guthrie Tait
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2015-09-01
The Unseen Universe Or Physical Speculations On A Future State By B Stewart And P G Tait written by Peter Guthrie Tait and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Biblical Repertory
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
Biblical Repertory written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with categories.