Posted by Tony Miller on July 01, 19100 at 08:43:25:
I recently bought a book which I think as published in 1696 (it has lost its title page) called 'A Discourse concerning the Nature, Stile and Extent of the Mosiack Theory of Creation. It includes 'A New Theory of the Earth', Book 1 of which is called LEMMATA and opens with 'All bodies will persevere forever in that state, whether rest or motion, in which they once are, if no other force or impediment act upon them or suffer by them ... There are calculations, charts of planetary motion, and an attempt to work out the date the world began. Does anyone know what this book is and who it is by???