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 Contents
Chapter I.
The Finiting of the Infinite
God, the only substance, and origin of all created substances, p. i. Swedenborg's
definitions of universals, p. 4. The accommodation of the Infinite to the finite,
p. 7. Production of Vortex rings, p. 8. The First Natural Point, its productive
action and essential characteristics, p. 9. The Primitives of the Spiritual
Sun, p. 13. First Finites, p. 19. Second Finites, p. 20. The first Aura, p.
21.
Chapter II.
The Derivation of the First Substance of Creation.
A Resume, p. 23. The
first atmosphere and its uses, p. 26. Its internal construction, p. 27. The
human spirituous fluid, p. 31. The simple fibre, p. 33. The celestial cortex,
p. 34. The Second or Magnetic Aura, and its bullae, p. 38. The accommodation
of the Spiritual Sun, p. 41. The volumes of the Second Aura, p. 42. Discrete
Degrees, p. 44.
Chapter III.
Natural Suns and Planets
Third Finites and their origin, p. 54. The bullae of the Second Aura, p.
58. Fourth Finites, p. 59. The planetary masses, p. 61. The Satellites, p.
64. The Sun Spots, p. 65. Further development of Planets and Satellites, p. 66.
Chapter IV.
The Natural Atmospheres and Water 72
The Solar Vortex, p. 72. The Active Solar Centre, p. 78. Light, p. 79. Progress
of the Earths to their Orbits, p. 84. The Third Aura, or Ether, p. 86. The Fourth
Aura or Air, p. 92. Origin of the Water Molecule, p. 94.
Chapter V.
Salts and, the Crust of the Earth. Protoplasm 98
The Centrifugal and the Centripetal Forces, p. 98. The Compression of the
Fourth Aura, p. 100. The Primeval Ocean, p. 100. Formation of the Salt Molecule,
p. 101. The Ramenta of broken Salt particles, p. 104. Primitives of Carbon,
p. 104. First formation of Oils or Hydro-carbons, p. 105. Origin of the Earth-crust,
p. 106. The Formative substance of the Vegetable Kingdom, p. 108. The first
Seed-soil, p. 109. Corroborative Evidences, p. no. Growth of the EarMi-crust,
p. 112. Protoplasm, p. 112. Life-formative functions of the Ether, p. 114. Salt
as the Conjunctive of Oil and Water, p. 116. Rise of Animalculate Life, p. 118.
Chapter VI.
The first Vegetative Formation, and its living Service in preparing an Atmosphere for breathing creatures
The Divine in ultimates, p. 121. First vegetative forms, p. 124. Preparation
of an Atmosphere for Breathing, p. 128. The Aerial Salt, p. 130. Its Identity
with Oxygen, p. 132.
Chapter VII.
A Chapter in Geology 137
Rise of floating vegetative Land, p. 137. First appearance of the Nitrogen
family, p. 139. Silicon and Carbon, p. 142. Evolution of the Halogens and the
Alkaline and Earthy Metals. Swedenborg's interpretation of the succession
of early Geological strata, p. 150. The Sub-saline layer, and its connection
with the Upheaval of mountains, the action of Volcanoes, and the formation of
Magnetic ores, p. 154. Diluvial cause of what is misnamed Glacial Action and
Glacial Drift, p. 166. The production of Metals and metallic Ores, p. 168.
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