Journal of the Transactions the Victoria Institute, or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, 1897, Vol. 29 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Journal of the Transactions the Victoria Institute, or Philosophical Society of Great Britain, 1897, Vol. 29Charles gordon, k.c.b Professor A. H. Sayce, D.D., Professor E. Hull, LL.D., f.r.s. Scientific Research and Biblical Study, by the Rev. Canon R. B. Girdle stone, m.a., the Rev. A. Lowy, LL.D and others took part in a discussion illustrating the value of the position the Institute has always sought to maintain, and the ill consequences of attempting to square every passing phase of scientific research with revelation, forgetful of the fact that science is ever-advancing, and therefore ever-chang ing its aspects. Oii certain inscriptions and records referring to Babylonia and Elam and their rulers. And other matters, by Mr. Theophilus G. Pinches, M. Rna S. Of the Department of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum. This paper is rich In the light thrown by the author and other leading scholars upon the history of the past. The difficulties attendant upon critical research among Baby lonian records have in this case been not a whit less than usual, but whilst they have caused delay, that has been taken advantage of to include in the paper the results of further valuable researches up to the present autumn, 1897, on the part of the author, Professors sayce and hommel.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.