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Mather, Cotton (1663-1728) The Christian Philosopher: A Collection of the Best Discoveries in Nature, with Religious Improvements.
London: Printed for Eman. Matthews, 1721 [i.e. 1720].
First edition, octavo, bound in full contemporary speckled calf with gilt-ruled boards and neat spine label, joints cracking, wear to corners, small hole in leather in bottom spine panel; contents with spotting, a few corners with loss due to a paper defect; unsophisticated without earlier repairs, 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.
"The Christian Philosopher was the first comprehensive book on science to be written by an American. Building on natural theology, Mather demonstrated the harmony between religion and the new science associated with Sir Isaac Newton. His survey of all the known sciences from astronomy and physics to human anatomy presented evidence that both celestial and terrestrial phenomena imply an intelligent designer." (Quoted from the synopsis of Winton Solberg's edition of the present title as published by the University of Illinois Press in 2000.)
