A survey of the heavens : being a plain description of the admirable fabrick and motions of the heavenly bodies, as they are discovered to the eye by the telescope, and several eminent consequences illustrated thereby. I. The infinite wisdom, power, glory, and incomprehensibility of God in the creation. II. The verifying of the Copernican hypothesis. III. The probability of more inhabited worlds. IV. The clearing of some difficult places of scripture from doubtful interpretations. V. The higher exaltation of Gods attributes in the business of our redemption. VI. An essay to prove the Sun to be the seat of the blessed, with several other useful notions. To which is added the gout raptures. Augmented and improved in English, Latin, and Greek lyrick verse. By Robert Witty Dr in physick in both universities, and fellow of the Colledge of Physicians in London.
| Author/creator | Wittie, Robert |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for Richard Jones, at the White-Horse in Little-Brittain, 1685. |
| Description | [8], 158, [2] p. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2240960604 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Ouranoskopia, or, A survey of the heavens |
| Variant title | Ouranoskopia |
| Variant title | Survey of the heavens |
| Added title page | Gout-raptures, augmented and improved. |
| Variant title | Gout raptures |
| Variant title | Astromaxia |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Originally published as: Ouranoskopia, or, A survey of the heavens. |
| General note | "The gout-raptures" has continuous pagination and register, with title page dated 1681. |
| General note | "Àstromaxi'a", in Greek verse, has caption title beginning on p. 137; title transliterated from the Greek. |
| General note | With final advertisement leaf. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) W3234. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2104:04) |
| Stock number | CL0037000083 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |