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WRIGHT, THOMAS. An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe, founded upon the Laws of Nature,and solving by Mathematical Principles the General Phænomena of the Visible Creation; and particularly the Via Lacteal. 32 engraved plates. viii, [4], 84 pages. 4to, contemporary 1/2 calf, worn, with modern typewritten label on front cover; scattered marginal foxing, some offsetting frrom plates, small piece torn from blank outer margin of plates 15, 16, and 19. London: printed for the Author, and sold by H. Chapelle, 1750
first edition. "In this work with heavy theological overtones, Wright for the first time attributes the appearance of the Milky Way to the arrangement of stars in an extensive, thin stratum"--Gingerich, Rara Astronomica 53. Norman 2265.
