Solar volcanos analogous to terrestrial and lunar ones. Spots of the sun are excavations 14
Spherical form of the earth. Ocean from condensed vapour. Character of
Mr. Whitehurst 17
Granite the oldest part of the earth. Then limestone. And lastly, clay, iron, coal, sandstone. Three great concentric divisions of the globe 35
Formation of primeval islands before the production of the moon. Paradise. The Golden Age. Rain-bow. Water of the sea originally fresh 36
Venus rising from the sea an hieroglyphic emblem of the production of the earth beneath the ocean 47
First great volcanos in the central parts of the earth. From steam, inflammable gas, and vital air. Present volcanos like mole-hills 68
Moon has little or no atmosphere. Its ocean is frozen. Is not yet inhabited, but may be in time 82
Earth's axis changed by the ascent of the moon. Its diurnal motion retarded. One great tide 84
Limestone produced from shells. Spars with double refractions. Marble.
Chalk 93
Antient statues of Hercules. Antinous. Apollo. Venus. Designs of
Roubiliac. Monument of General Wade. Statues of Mrs. Damer 101