An original theory or new hypothesis of the universe : founded upon the laws of nature, and solving by mathematical principles the general phænomena of the visible creation; and particularly the via lactea

Title in red and black. American edition, 1837, has title: The universe and the stars. Contains hemisphere region celestial cartography in the form of map-like depictions of the night sky from the internal perspective. Plate XII shows the southern hemisphere, Plate XIII the northern hemisphere. Plates XIV and XVI contain drawings of stars as seen through a telescope. Plate XV contains a drawing of the Pleiades as seen through a telescope.