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October 6, 1855
New Hampshire Statesman
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
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Excerpts from Lieutenant Maury's 'Physical Geography of the Sea' illustrate how scientific advancements validate Biblical passages, including the Earth's roundness, the Pleiades' influence on celestial motion, and atmospheric wind circuits as described in Ecclesiastes.
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THE BIBLE AND THE DISCOVERIES OF SCIENCE.
The following eloquent passages are from Lieutenant Maury's late work on the "Physical Geography of the Sea."
"As our knowledge of nature and her laws has increased, so has our understanding of many passages of the Bible been improved. The Bible called the earth 'the round world;' yet for ages it was the most damnable heresy for Christian men to say the world is round; and, finally, sailors circumnavigated the globe, and proved the Bible to be right, and saved Christian men of science from the stake.
"Canst thou tell the sweet influence of the Pleiades? Astronomers of the present day, if they have not answered the question, have thrown so much light upon it as to show that, if ever it be answered by man, he must consult the science of astronomy. It has recently all but proved that the earth and sun, with their splendid retinue of comets, satellites, and planets, are all in motion around some point or center of attraction inconceivably remote, and that that point is in the direction of the star Alcyon, one of the Pleiades! Who but the astronomer, then, could tell their sweet influence?
"And as for the general system of atmospherical circulation which I have been so long endeavoring to describe, the Bible tells it all in a single sentence: The wind goeth toward the south and turneth about into the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.'—Eccl. i. 6."
The following eloquent passages are from Lieutenant Maury's late work on the "Physical Geography of the Sea."
"As our knowledge of nature and her laws has increased, so has our understanding of many passages of the Bible been improved. The Bible called the earth 'the round world;' yet for ages it was the most damnable heresy for Christian men to say the world is round; and, finally, sailors circumnavigated the globe, and proved the Bible to be right, and saved Christian men of science from the stake.
"Canst thou tell the sweet influence of the Pleiades? Astronomers of the present day, if they have not answered the question, have thrown so much light upon it as to show that, if ever it be answered by man, he must consult the science of astronomy. It has recently all but proved that the earth and sun, with their splendid retinue of comets, satellites, and planets, are all in motion around some point or center of attraction inconceivably remote, and that that point is in the direction of the star Alcyon, one of the Pleiades! Who but the astronomer, then, could tell their sweet influence?
"And as for the general system of atmospherical circulation which I have been so long endeavoring to describe, the Bible tells it all in a single sentence: The wind goeth toward the south and turneth about into the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.'—Eccl. i. 6."
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Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Providence Divine
Exploration
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Bible Science
Round Earth
Pleiades Influence
Wind Circuits
Maury Geography
What entities or persons were involved?
Lieutenant Maury
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Lieutenant Maury
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Lieutenant Maury's passages explain how increased scientific knowledge enhances understanding of the Bible, citing examples like the round earth proven by circumnavigation, the Pleiades' gravitational influence revealed by astronomy, and Biblical description of wind patterns matching atmospheric circulation.