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Thomas Dick, a son of small linen manufacturer, was born at Dundee on the 24th of November 1774. He was brought up in the strict tenets of the presbyterian United Secession Church of Scotland.
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ASIN: B000I5DJI2 Title: Celestial Scenery: Or, The Wonders of the Planetary System Displayed; Illustrating the Perfections of the Deity and a Plurality of Worlds Binding: hardcover Publication date: 1838 :: Second Edition
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Excerpt from The Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D: Four Volumes in One, Viz., An Essay on the Improvement of Society; The Philosophy of a Future State; The Philosophy of Religion; The Christian Philosopher; Or, the Connexion of Science and Philosophy With Religion Objects and m which' ignorance has arrayed with imaginary comets, borealie, kc. Absurdity of astrology. Belief attached to its doctrines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Thomas Dick, a son of small linen manufacturer, was born at Dundee on the 24th of November 1774. He was brought up in the strict tenets of the presbyterian United Secession Church of Scotland.
His father designed for him his own trade. But the appearance of a brilliant meteor inspired him, when in his ninth year, with a passion for astronomy; he read, sometimes even when seated at the loom. His parents let him choose his own lifestyle when he was sixteen years old. And in 1794 he entered the university of Edinburgh, supporting himself by private tuition.
In 1801 Thomas took out a licence to preach, and officiated for some years as probationer in the United Presbyterian church. From about 1807 to 1817 he taught in the secession school at Methven in Perthshire, and during the ensuing decade in that of Perth, where he composed his first substantive book, The Christian Philosopher (1823, 8th ed. 1842). Its success determined his vocation as an author; he built himself, in 1827, a cottage at Broughty Ferry, near Dundee, and devoted himself wholly to literary and scientific pursuits. They proved, however, owing to his unpractical turn of mind, but slightly remunerative, and he was in 1847 relieved from actual poverty by a crown pension of £50 a year, eked out by a local subscription.
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