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21 Ibid., 143.
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90 Ibid., ii. 76.
91 Report on the Indian Tribes Inhabiting the Country in the Vicinity of the 49th Parallel of North Latitude, by Capt. Wilson. Trans. of Ethnolog. Society of London, 1866. New Series, iv. 304.
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112 Ibid., iii. 165.
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115 Tylor's Primitive Culture, i. 260.
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121 Vide Tylor's Anthropology. London, 1881, p. 149.
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123 Ibid., p. 182. Coleridge also was in error on this question. See his Table Talk, under date May 7th, 1830.
124 p. 269 Hebrew and Christian Records, by the Rev. Dr. Giles. London, 1877, i. 366.
125 Biblical Psychology, p. 79.
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138 Ibid., vol. i. p. 123.
139 Ibid., vol. i. note to p. 124.
140 Brown's Unicorn, p. 34.
141 Mythology among, the Hebrews, p. 158,
142 Ibid., 159.
143 Ibid., 160.
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155 El-Koran; or, The Koran, translated from the Arabic by J. M. Rodwell, M.A. London, 1876, p. 199.
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164 History Of Man, iii. 366.
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166 Ibid., pp. 44-46.
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168 A Translation of the Confucian Yih King, by the Rev. Canon McClatchie, M.A. Shanghai, 1876, p. 386.
169 Ibid., p. 388.
170 Ibid., p. 449.
172 Religion in China, p. 105.
173 Handbook for the Student of Chinese Buddhism, by Rev. E. J. Eitel, London. 1870, p. 107.
174 Hulsean Lectures for 1870, p. 203.
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176 A View of China for Philological Purposes, by the Rev. R. Morrison. Macao, 1817, p. 107.
177 Dennys' Folk-Lore of China, p. 28.
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179 Social Life of the Chinese, by Rev. Justus Doolittle. New York, 1867, ii. 65.
180 China: Its State and Prospects, by W. H. Medhurst. London, 1838, p. 217.
181 Ibid., p. 188.
182 Researches into the Physical History of Mankind, by James Cowles Prichard, M.D., F.R.S. London, 1844, iv. 496-7.
183 Tylor's Anthropology, p. 21.
184 The Historical Library of Diodorus the Sicilian, Made English by G. Booth. London, 1700, p. 21.
185 History of Ancient Egypt, by George Rawlinson, M.A. London, 1881, i. 369.
186 Records of the Past, Edited by S. Birch, LL.D., D.C.L., etc. London, vi. iii.
187 Hibbert Lectures for 1879, p. 116.
188 Ibid., p. 15 5.
189 Ancient Egypt, i. 373.
190 Records of the Past, iv. 53.
191 Egypt's Place in Universal History, by Christian C. J. Bunsen, D.Ph., and D.C.L. Translated by C. H. Cottrell, M.A. London, 1848, i. 395.
192 Hibbert Lectures, p. 237.
193 On the Relations between Pasht, the Moon, and the Cat, in Egypt. Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archæology, 1878, vol. vi. 3 16.
194 p. 272 Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, in the years 1768-73, by James Bruce, F.R.S. Edinburgh, 1813, vi. 343.
195 Ibid., iv. 36.
196 A Voyage to Congo, by Father Jerom Merolla da Sorrento. Pinkerton's Voyages and Travels. London, 1814, vol. xvi. 273.
197 Journal of the Anthropological Institute, May, 1884.
198 Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, by Mungo Park, Surgeon. London, 1779, vol. i. 271.
199 Ibid., i. 322.
200 Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, by David Livingstone, LL.D., D.C.L., etc. London, 1857, p. 235.
201 The Present State of the Cape of Good Hope, by Peter Kolben, A.M. London, 1731, i. 96.
202 The Poetical Works of Lord Byron. London, 1876 (Don Juan, Canto iii.), p. 636.
203 The Iliad of Homer. Translated by J. G. Cordery. London, 1871, ii. 183.
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205 Vide Pausan., L. x. c. 32, p. 880. Edit. Kuhnii, fol. Lips, 1696.
206 History of Greece, i. 317.
207 The Iliad of Homer, by Edward Earl of Derby. London, 1867, i. 190.
208 See Roman Antiquities, by Alexander Adam, LL.D. London, 1825, pp. 251-60.
209 Carmen Sæculare, 35.
210 Metam., lib. xi. 657.
211 The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated, by William Warburton, D. D. London, 1837, i. 316.
212 Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary, iii. 299.
213 Teutonic Mythology, ii. 704.
214 Chaldæan Magic: Its Origin and Development, by François Lenormant. London, p. 249.
215 Flammarion's Astronomical Myths, p. 35.
217 Ibid., i. 134.
218 Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, by John Aubrey, 1686-7. Edited by James Britten, F.L.S. London, 1881, p. 83.
219 Britannia, by William Camden, translated by Edmund Gibson, D.D. London, 1772, ii. 380.
220 A General History of Ireland from the Earliest Accounts, by Mr. O'Halloran. London, 1778, i. 47.
221 Ibid., i. 113.
222 Ibid., i. 221.
223 The Towers and Temples of Ancient Ireland, by Marcus Keane, M.R.I.A. Dublin, 1867, p. 59.
224 The Keys of the Creeds. London, 1875, p. 148.
225 A. S., in Notes and Queries for Nov. 19, 1881, p. 407.
226 History of the Missions of the United Brethren among the Indians in North America, by George Henry Loskiel. London, 1794, Part i. p. 40.
227 Illustrations of the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians, by George Catlin. London, 1876, ii. 242.
228 Scenes and Studies of Savage Life, by Gilbert Malcolm Sproat. London, 1868, p. 206.
229 Brown's Races of Mankind, p. 142.
230 Lubbock's Origin of Civilization, p. 315.
231 See Mexico To-day, by Thomas Unett Brocklehurst. London, 1883, p. 175.
232 Bancroft's Races of the Pacific, i. 587.
233 Ibid., iii. 112.
234 Ibid., iii. 187.
235 Hibbert Lectures for 1884, p. 45.
236 American Antiquities and Researches into the Origin anti History of the Red Race, by Alexander W. Bradford. New York, 1843, p. 353.
237 Travels in Brazil in the Years 1817-20, by Dr. Joh. Bapt. von Spix and Dr. C. F. Phil. von Martius. London, 1824, ii. 243.
238 p. 274 An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, from the Latin of Martin Dobrizhoffer. London, 1822, ii. 65.
239 The Royal Commentaries of Peru, by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega. Translated by Sir Paul Rycaut, Knt. London, 1688, folio, p. 455.
240 Narratives of the Rites and Laws of the Yncas. Translated from the Spanish MS. of Christoval de Molina, by Clements R. Markham, C.B., F.R.S. London, 1873, p. 37.
241 History of the Conquest of Peru, by William H. Prescott. London, 1878, p. 47.
242 Jottings during the Cruise of H.M.S. Curaçoa among the South Sea Islands in 1865, by Julius L. Brenchley, M.A., F.R.G.S. London, 1873, p. 320.
243 Polynesian Mythology, by Sir George Grey, late Governor in Chief of New Zealand. London, 1855, Pref. xiii.
244 Kenrick's Phœnicia, p. 303.
245 Workes of John Baptista Van Helmont. London, 1644, p. 142.
246 Goldziher's Hebrew Mythology, Note to p. 206.
247 Ibid., p. 206.
248 Dr. Smith's Bible Dictionary, Article Meni, by William A. Wright, M.A., ii. 323.
249 Goldziher's Hebrew Mythology, p. 160.
250 Gubernatis' Zoological Mythology, i. 18.
251 Ibid., ii. 375.
252 Mayers' Chinese Reader's Manual, p. 288.
253 Japanese Fairy World. Stories from the Wonder Lore of Japan, by William Elliot Griffis. Schenectady, N. Y., 1880, p. 299.
254 Brown's Unicorn, p. 69.
255 Wilkinson's Ancient Egyptians, iii. 375.
256 Teutonic Mythology, ii. Note to p. 719.
257 Brinton's Myths of the New World, p. 130.
258 Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes, iii. 485.
259 Myths of the New World, p. 133.
260 Ibid., p. 134.
262 Myths of the New World, pp. 135-7.
263 Ibid., p. 131.
264 Tylor's Primitive Culture, i. 318.
265 Chambers's Etymological Dictionary (Findlater).
266 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, p. 865.
267 Ecclesiastical Polity. London, 1617, p. 191.
268 The Natural History of Infidelity and Superstition, by J. E. Riddle, M.A. Oxford, 1852, p. 155.
269 The Anatomy of Melancholy. London, 1836, p. 669.
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271 Essays. Of Superstition.
272 Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind. Edinburgh, 1828, p. 673
273 Voltaire, by John Morley. London, 1878, p. 156. See also Parton's Life of Voltaire.
274 Gubernatis' Zoological Mythology, i. 56.
275 Vide Inman's Ancient Faiths, ii. 260, 326.
276 Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History. London, 1847, i. 116.
277 History of Brazil, by Robert Southey. London, 1810, p. 635.
278 The Dictionary, Historical and Critical. London, 1734, iv. 672.
279 Primitive Culture, i. 262.
280 Leslie's Early Races of Scotland, ii. 496.
281 History of Brazil, i. 193.
282 Icelandic Legends. Collected by Jón Arnason (Powell and Magnússon). London, 1866, p. 663.
283 On the Truths contained in Popular Superstitions, by Herbert Mayo, M.D. Edinburgh and London, 1851, p. 135.
284 A Literal Translation of Aristophanes: The Clouds, by a First-Class Man of Balliol College. Oxford, 1883, p. 31.
285 See Curiosities of Indo-European Tradition and Folk-Lore, by Walter H. Kelly. London, 1863, p. 226.
286 Teutonic Mythology, ii. 706.
287 Astronomical Myths, p. 331
288 p. 276 Medea: a Tragedie. Written in Latin by Lucius Anneus Seneca. London, 1648, p. 105.
289 The Childhood of the World, by Edward Clodd, F.R.A.S. London, 1875, p. 65.
290 The Chinese Empire, by M. Hue. London, 1855, ii. 376.
291 The Connection of the Physical Sciences. London, 1877, p. 104.
292 Grimm's Teutonic Mythology, ii. 707.
293 Appendix on the Astronomy of the Ancient Chinese, by the Rev. John Chalmers, A.M. Legge's Chinese Classics. Vol. iii. Part i. Hong-Kong, 1861, p. 101.
294 The Middle Kingdom, i. 818.
295 Ibid., ii. 73.
296 Social Life of the Chinese, by the Rev. Justus Doolittle, of Fuhchau. New York, 1867, i. 308.
297 Chinese Sketches, by Herbert A. Giles. London, 1876, p. 99.
298 Gems of Chinese Literature, by Herbert A. Giles. Shanghai, 1884 p. 102.
299 An Account of Cochin China. Written in Italian by the R. E. Christopher Borri, a Milanese, of the Society of Jesus. Pinkerton's Travels, ix. 816.
300 A Voyage to and from the Island of Borneo in the East Indies, by Captain Daniel Beeckman. London, 1878, p. 107.
301 History of the Indian Archipelago, by John Crawfurd, F.R.S. Edinburgh, 1820, i. 305.
302 Sketches of the History of Man, iii. 300.
303 Thucydides. Translated by B. Jowett, M.A. Oxford, 1881, i. 521.
304 The Stratagems of Jerusalem, by Lodowick Lloyd, Esq., One of her Majestie's Serjeants at arms. London, 1602, p. 286.
305 Quoted in Notes and Queries, 16th of April, 1881, by William E. A. Axon.
306 Northern Antiquities, by Paul Henri Mallett. London, 1790, i. 39.
307 Teutonic Mythology, i. 245.
308 Ibid., ii. 705.
310 Grimm's Teutonic Mythology, ii. 714.
311 Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes, v. 2 16.
312 Brinton's Myths, p. 137.
313 Bradford's American Antiquities, p. 332.
314 Ibid., p. 333.
315 The Antiquities of Mexico, by Augustine Aglio. London, 1830, folio vi. 144.
316 Bancroft's Native Races, iii. 111.
317 Brinton's Myths, p. 131.
318 Polynesian Researches, i. 331.
319 Mariner's Natives of the Tonga Islands, ii. 127.
320 Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon. London, 1853, p. 552.
321 Tylor's Primitive Culture, ii. 272.
322 Ibid., ii. 272.
323 Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, by Martin Martin. London, 1716, p. 41.
324 The Philosophie, p. 696.
325 A Voyage to St. Kilda, the remotest of all the Hybrides, by M. Martin, Gent. Printed in the year 1698. Miscellanea Scottica. Glasgow, 1818, p. 34.
326 The Zend-Avesta. Oxford, 1883, ii. 90.
327 Five Hundred pointes of good Husbandrie, by Thomas Tusser. London, 1580, p. 37.
328 Flammarion's Marvels of the Heavens, p. 244.
329 The Philosophie, 1603, p. 697.
330 English Folk-Lore, by the Rev. T. F. Thiselton Dyer, M.A., Oxon. London, 1880, p. 42.
331 Notes on the Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders, by William Henderson. London, 1866, p. 86.
332 Knowledge for the Time, by John Timbs, F.S.A. London, p. 227.
333 Popular Errors, Explained and Illustrated, by John Timbs, F.S.A. London, 1857, p. 131.
334 A Manual of Astrology, by Raphael. London, 1828, p. 90.
335 Brinton's Myths, p. 132.
336 p. 278 Endimion: The Man in the Moone. London, 159 1, Act i. Sc. I.
337 A defensative against the poyson of supposed Prophecies, by Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton. London, 1583.
338 Folk-Lore of China, p. 118.
339 Tusser's Good Husbandrie, p. 13.
340 Ibid., p. 13.
341 Folk-Lore of the Northern Counties of England, p. 41
342 David Copperfield. The "Charles Dickens" edition, p. 270.
343 See An Historical Survey of the Astronomy of the Ancients, by the Rt. Hon. Sir George C. Lewis, Bart. London, 1862, p. 312.
344 Popular Astronomy, by Simon Newcomb, LL.D. New York, 1882, p. 325.
345 Primitive Culture, i. 118.
346 Dennys's Folk-Lore of China, p. 32.
347 Folk-Lore; or, Manners and Customs of the North of England, by M.A.D. Novo-Castro-sup. Tynan, 1850-51, p. 11.
348 Dyer's Folk-Lore, p. 42.
349 Ibid., p. 41.
350 Time's Telescope for 1814. London, p. 368.
351 Dennys's Folk-Lore of China, p. 118.
352 The Book of Days: a Miscellany of Popular Antiquities. Edited by R. Chambers. London and Edinburgh, ii. 203.
353 The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey. Edited by his son. London, 1850, v. 341.
354 Adam Bede, chap. xviii.
355 Scottish Ballads and Songs. Edited by James Maidment. Edinburgh, 1868, i. 41.
356 Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language. Paisley, 1880, iii. 299.
357 Dyer's Folk-Lore, p. 38.
358 Notes and Queries for May 16th, 1874, p. 384.
359 Ibid. for August 1st, 1874, p. 84.
360 Amazulu, by Thomas B. Jenkinson, B.A., late Canon of Maritzburg. London, 1882, p. 61.
361 p. 279 Legends of Iceland. Collected by Jón Arnason. Second series. London, 1866, p. 635.
362 Astrology, as it is, not as it has been represented, by a Cavalry Officer. London, 1856, p. 37.
363 A Manual of Astrology, by Raphael. London, 1828, p. 89.
364 The Dignity and Advancement of Learning. London (Bohn), 1853, p. 129.
365 Works. London, 1740, iii. 187.
366 Dyer's Folk-Lore, p. 41.
367 Scottish Dictionary, iii. 300.
368 Tylor's Primitive Culture, i. 117.
369 Vide Potter's Antiquities of Greece, ii. 262.
370 Recreations in Astronomy, by the Rev. Lewis Tomlinson, M.A. London, 1858, p. 251.
371 Flammarion's Marvels of the Heavens, p. 243.
372 Genesis, with a Talmudic Commentary, by Paul Isaac Hershon. London, 1883, p. 50.
373 Notes on the Miracles, p. 363.
374 The Gospel of S. Matthew illustrated from Ancient and Modern Authors, by the Rev. James Ford, M.A. London, 1859, p. 310.
375 See Light: Its Influence on Life and Health, by Forbes Winslow, M.D., D.C.L. London, 1867, p. 94. Also, The History of Astronomy, by George Costard, M.A. London, 1767, p. 275.
376 The Science and Practice of Medicine, by William Aitken, M.D. London, 1864, ii. 353.
377 Myths of the New World, p. 132.
378 Ibid., p. 134.
379 Ibid., p. 135.
380 The Darker Superstitions of Scotland illustrated from history and practice, by John Graham Dalyell. Edinburgh, 1834, p. 286.
381 The Early Races of Scotland, i. 136.
382 The Statistical Account of Scotland, by Sir John Sinclair, Bart. Edinburgh, 1791, i. 47.
383 Works. London, 1740, iii. 187.
385 Some West Sussex Superstitions Lingering in 1868. Collected by Charlotte Latham, at Fittleworth. The Folk-Lore Record for 1878, p. 45.
386 Dyer's Folk-Lore, p. 48.
387 Inman's Ancient Faiths, ii. 327.
388 Fairy Tales: their origin and meaning, by John Thackray Bunce. London, 1878, p. 131.
389 Martin's Western Islands of Scotland, 1716, p. 42.
390 Letters from the East, by John Carne, Esq. London, 1826, p. 77.
391 Grimm's Teutonic Mythology, ii. 715.
392 Timbs's Knowledge for the Time, p. 227.
393 Dissertation upon Superstitions in Natural Things, by Samuel Werenfels, Basil, Switzerland. London, 1748, p. 6.
394 Vide Grimm's Teutonic Mythology, ii. 714-716.
395 Defensative, 1583.
396 A Talmudic Miscellany. Compiled and translated by Paul Isaac Hershon. London, 1880, p. 342.
396* Cæsar's Commentaries. London (Bohn), 1863, Book i. Chap. 50.
397 Popular Rhymes, p. 217.
398 The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information, by William Hone. London, 1838, p. 254.
399 Dyer's Folk-Lore, p. 43.
400 Gentilisme, p. 37.
401 Dyer's Folk-Lore, p. 44.
402 Extraordinary Popular Delusions. London, i. 260.
403 Dyer's Folk-Lore, p. 38.
404 Henderson's Folk-Lore, p. 86.
405 Popular Romances of the West of England. Collected by Robert Hunt, F.R.S. London, 1881, p. 429.
406 West Sussex Superstitions, p. 10.
407 C. W. J. in Chambers's Book of Days, ii. 202.
408 Early Races of Scotland, i. 136.
409 Scottish Dictionary, iii. 300.
410 Forlong's Rivers of Life, ii. 63.
411 p. 281 Secret Memoirs of the late Mr. Duncan Campbel. Written by Himself. London, 1732, p. 62.
412 Folk-Lore, 1851, p. 8.
413 Popular Rhymes.
414 Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary, iii. 300.
415 Familiar Illustrations of Scottish Character, by the Rev. Charles Rogers, LL. D. London, 1865, p. 172.
416 Statistical Account of Scotland, xii. 457.
417 Early Races of Scotland, ii. Note to p. 406.
418 Dalyell's Darker Superstitions of Scotland, p. 285.
419 Romeo and Juliet, Act ii. Sc. 2.
420 Light: Its Influence on Life and Health, p. 101.
421 Religion as Affected by Modern Materialism, by James Martineau, LL.D. London, 1874, pp. 7, 11.
422 The Relations between Religion and Science. Bampton Lectures for 1884, p. 245.
423 Address delivered before the British Association assembled at Belfast, by John Tyndall, F.R.S. London, 1874, p. 61.
424 Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, by the Rev. T. W. Webb, M.A., F.R.A.S. London, 1873, p. 58.
425 The Heavens, by Amédée Guillemin. London, 1876, p. 144.
426 McFingal, by John Trumbull. Hartford, U.S.A., 1782 Canto i. line 69.
427 Stargazing, by J. Norman Lockyer, F.R.S. London, 1878, p. 476.
428 The System of the World, by M. le Marquis de La Place. Dublin, 1830, i. 42.
429 The Solar System, by J. Russell Hind. London, 1852, p. 48.
430 History of Physical Astronomy, by Robert Grant, F.R.A.S. London, 1852, p. 230.
431 Cosmos, by Alexander von Humboldt (Sabine's Edition). London, 1852, iii. 357.
432 Handbook of Astronomy, by Dionysinus Lardner, D.C.L. London, 1853, pp. 194, 197.
433 The Planetary Worlds, by James Breen. London, 1854, p. 123.
434 p. 282 Of the Plurality of Worlds. An Essay. Fourth Edition. London, 1855, p. 289.
435 Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation. Eleventh Edition. London, 1860, pp. 21, 22.
436 The Treasury of Science, by Friedrich Schoedler, Ph.D. London, 1865, p. 167.
437 Spectrum Analysis, by Dr. H. Schellen. London, 1872, p. 481.
438 The Moon, by James Nasmyth, C.E., and James Carpenter, F.R.A.S. London, 1874, p. 157.
439 Astronomy, by J. Rambosson. Translated by C. B. Pitman. London, 1875, p. 191.
440 The Three Heavens, by the Rev. Josiah Crampton, M.A. London, 1879, p. 328.
441 Scientific and Literary Treasury, by Samuel Maunder. London, 1880, p. 470.
442 The Mathematical and Philosophical Works of John Wilkins. London, 1708.
443 A Plurality of Worlds, by Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle. London, 1695, p. 35.
444 More Worlds than One, by Sir David Brewster, M.A., D.C.L. London, 1874, pp. 120, 121.
445 An Introduction to Astronomy, by John Bonnycastle. London, 1822, p. 367.
446 Elements of Astronomy, by John Brinkley, D. D., F.R.S. Dublin, 1819, p. 113.
447 Celestial Scenery, by Thomas Dick, LL.D. London, 1838, p. 350.
448 The Moon, by Edmund Neison, F.R.A.S. London, 1876, pp. 17, 129.
449 The Art of Scientific Discovery, by G. Gore, LL. D., F.R.S. London, 1878, p. 587.
450 The Moon, her Motions, Aspect, Scenery, and Physical, Condition, by Richard A. Proctor. London, 1878, p. 300.
451 Other Worlds than Ours. London, 1878, p. 167.
452 An Historical Account of Astronomy, by John Narrien, F.R.A.S. London, 1833, p. 448. See also Schroeter's, p. 283 Observations on the Atmosphere of the Moon. Philosophical Trans. for 1792, p. 337.
453 Plutarch's Morals. Translated by P. Holland. London, 1603, pp. 825, 1178.
454 Cosmotheoros, by Christian Huyghens van Zuylichem. Glasgow, 1757, pp. 177, 178.
455 The Wisdom of God in the Creation, by John Ray, F.R.S. London, 1727, p. 66.
456 On the Earths in our Solar System, by Emanuel Swedenborg. London, 1840. p. 59.
457 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society for 1795. p. 66.
458 Theology, by Timothy Dwight, LL.D. London, 1836, p. 91.
459 Astronomy and General Physics, by William Whewell, M.A. London, 1836, p. 269.
460 Astronomical Discourses, by Thomas Chalmers, D. D., LL.D. Edinburgh, 1871, p. 23.
461 A Defence of Poetry, in ESSAYS, etc., by Percy Bysshe Shelley. London, 1852, i. 48.
462 Physical Theory of Another Life. London, 1836, p. 200.
463 The Plurality of Worlds, the Positive Argument from Scripture, etc. London (Bagster), 1855, p. 146.
464 Elements of Physics, by Neil Arnott, M.D., F.R.S. London, 1865, part ii. p. 684.
465 Historical Account of Astronomy, p. 520.