New Light from Solar Eclipses; or Chronology corrected by the Rectification of Errors in the received Astronomical Tables

Abstract

THIS is a book with a considerable portion of which we can have no concern, for it treats largely of theological matters of a disputed kind. It is the production, no doubt, of a devout and pious mind, but of one not scientifically trained. Indeed, we are informed, in an introduction by a St. Louis divine, that it is “written by a brother actively engaged in the ordinary pursuits of life,” and an attempt is made to enlist our sympathies with the author on that account. This appeal would have been more effectual if the scientific conclusions at which the author has arrived, and for which he hopes to gain attention, were put forward either with more modesty on his own part, or with greater respect for recognized authorities.

New Light from Solar Eclipses; or Chronology corrected by the Rectification of Errors in the received Astronomical Tables.

By William M. Page. With an Introduction by the Rev. J. Brookes, D.D. (St. Louis: Barns Publishing Co., 1890.)