The History of the Heavens

Name: Heemel geschiedenis, overwoogen naar de denkbeelden der poëten der philosofen, en schrifte van Mozes
Author: Pluche, Antoine

Heemel geschiedenis, overwoogen naar de denkbeelden der poëten der philosofen, en schrifte van Mozes

Pluche, Antoine

Dutch

Antoine Pluche 1739 · published 1755

777 pages

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First from Dutch

English translations of this work exist from another source language, but this specific text has never been translated.

The work 'Histoire du ciel' by Abbé Pluche (originally published in French in 1739) was translated into English by J. B. de Freval as early as 1740. The book in question is a Dutch edition published in 1755. Since the English translation was made from the original French, and not from the Dutch text, this Dutch edition has not been translated into English. Therefore, this is a first translation from the Dutch source.

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The history of the heavens, considered according to the notions of the poets and philosophers, compared with the doctrines of Moses. Translated from the French of the Abbe Pluche. By J.B. de Freval, Esq., trans. J. B. de Freval (1740) [complete] source

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What if the gods of Olympus were actually just weather reports and agricultural manuals? Antoine Pluche deconstructs the entire pagan pantheon, revealing that deities like Zeus, Isis, and the signs of the Zodiac were originally a practical, symbolic language for ancient farmers that was tragically misunderstood over time.