1731 Physica Sacra (Sacred Physics) by Johann Scheuchzer (1672-1733) folio copper engraving of the third day of creation (plants) drawn by a team of engravers under the direction of Johann Andreas Pfeffel (1674-1748). "Let the earth put forth vegetation,plants yielding seed,and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed,each according to its kind,upon the earth". The goal of Scheuchzer's work was to use the best contemporary science to illuminate the biblical account of human history in a sequence of 745 plates. At the time there was little doubt that science (physica) supported the literal truth of the Biblical chronology of creation and history. Black and white version also available in collection | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Stewart, Paul D. |
Taille de l’image : | 3413 px × 5120 px |
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