The Bridgewater Treatises On the Power Wisdom and Goodness of God As Manifested in the Creation. Treatise I-Ix.

<p>The Bridgewater Treatises are a series of essays written in the 1830s exploring natural theology - arguing for the existence and attributes of God based on scientific observation. This volume comprises the complete collection including Treatise I-IX. Treatise I On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man is written by John Kidd. This edition is the 5th edition of John Kidd's contribution.</p> <p>The series commissioned by Francis Henry Egerton 8th Earl of Bridgewater aimed to demonstrate the Power Wisdom and Goodness of God as manifested in the Creation. These works represent a significant contribution to the 19th-century dialogue between science and religion offering insights into the natural world as evidence of divine design.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>