A New Analysis of Chronology In Which an Attempt is Made To Explain The History and Antiquities of the Primitive Nations of The World and the Prophecies relating to them On Principles Tending to Remove the Imperfection and Discordance of Preceding Systems By The Rev. William Hales D.D. VOLUME III. ONLY (of 4 Volumes) [Full Calf Binding ~ First Edition]

William HALES [1747-1831].

Published by London: Printed For The Author and Sold by F.C. & J. Rivington et al., 1812

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London: Printed For The Author and Sold by F.C. & J. Rivington et al. 1812, First Edition. Vol III ONLY of 4 Volumes. Full calf leather binding, rubbed and worn with loss, gilt titles to black labels, gilt decoration to the compartments, rubbed, worn and marked with loss to the spine, nicely patinated calf boards with gilt ruled decoration, cracking spine joints, front joint with some loss to the leather, hinges (internally) cracked through in parts, pages tanned with marks and minor foxing. This is the scarce 1811 First Edition William Hales (8 April 1747 30 January 1831) was an Irish clergyman and scientific writer. He was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of Samuel Hales, the curate at the cathedral church there. He went to Trinity College, Dublin in 1764 and became a fellow there, graduating with a BA and DD. He later became professor of oriental languages in the university. In 1778 he published Sonorum doctrina rationalis et experimentalis a study, based on experiments, of Newton's theory of sounds. In 1782 he published De motibus planetarum dissertatio, another study of Newtonian theory, this time on the motions of the planets in eccentric orbits. In 1788 he had printed at his own expense Analysis aequationum, a mathematical text for which he was complimented by Joseph Louis Lagrange. In 1788 Dr. Hales resigned as professor and became Church of Ireland rector of Killeshandra, county Cavan, and lived there for the rest of his life. In 1791 he married and he and his wife had two sons and two daughters. In 1798 he obtained government troops to regain control of the country round Killeshandra, following the landing by a French army at Killala. From about 1812 was chancellor of the diocese of Emly. His best-known work is A New Analysis of Chronology, which took twenty years to complete and was finally published in three volumes (1809 - 1812). In this book, which deals with the chronology of the whole Bible, Hales made it his rule as far as possible to use original sources. His other works include The Inspector, or, Select Literary Intelligence for the Vulgar and Irish Pursuits of Literature (both 1799), Methodism Inspected (1803 5), and Letters on the Tenets of the Romish Hierarchy (1813). From about 1820 or earlier he suffered from depression. He died in 1831. Pagination: xlii, [ii], xxiv, 611pp. Provenance: bookplate for Thomas Fitzgerald to the front paste down. Approximately 11 inches (27.6cm) tall. Condition Report Externally Spine fair condition gilt titles to black labels, gilt decorations to the compartments, marked, rubbed and worn with some loss to the leather to the top and base. Joints fair condition rubbed and worn, cracking to both joints, with some loss to the leather. Corners good condition bumped and worn with some loss to the leather. Boards good condition calf leather with gilt rules, worn and marked. Page edges good condition all edges marbled, slightly darkened to the top. Binding fair condition holding together with faults as described above. See above and photos. Internally Hinges fair to good condition sound, cracked through to compartment sections front and rear (2 compartments in each joint). Paste downs good condition marbled paste down. End papers good condition marbled end papers. Title good condition tanned with minor foxing. Pages good condition tanned with minor foxing. See photos.

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• Title: A New Analysis of Chronology In Which an Attempt is Made To Explain The History and Antiquities of the Primitive Nations of The World and the Prophecies relating to them On Principles Tending to Remove the Imperfection and Discordance of Preceding Systems By The Rev. William Hales D.D. VOLUME III. ONLY (of 4 Volumes) [Full Calf Binding ~ First Edition]
• Publisher: London: Printed For The Author and Sold by F.C. & J. Rivington et al.
• Publication Date: 1812
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fair
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