Record Number: 11261

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The acute and learned Paley sums up in the following beautiful and energetic language the results of the minute and elegant investigations persued in his invaluable volume on NaturalTheology...'[there follows an extended quote from Paley].

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1802 and 31 Dec 1819

Country:

England

Time

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Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

William Buckland

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1784

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

Anglican Clergyman, Professor of Geology atOxford

Religion:

Anglican

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

England

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

William Paley

Title:

Natural Theology

Genre:

Other religious, Science

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

11261

Source:

Print

Author:

William Buckland

Editor:

n/a

Title:

Vindiciae Geologicae

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date of Publication:

1820

Vol:

n/a

Page:

14

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

William Buckland, Vindiciae Geologicae, (Oxford, 1820), p. 14, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=11261, accessed: 30 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

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