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Alexander Strahan, publisher in Edinburgh, Scotland, begins publishing Good Words a magazine of essays, which included A Journey Through Space by William Leitch . Image:1860_Advert.jpg thumb right Advert for the 1860 volume of Good Words magazine

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William Leitch writes to Queen's College in Kingston to ask the best method of shipping his library of "600-700 volumes" from Scotland to Canada. The library included many works of science and astronomy, including Newton and Laplace.

The London Spectator newspaper runs an advert for God's Glory In The Heavens by William Leitch . The advert is premature and says the book is to be published by Strahan of Edinburgh and to be titled ''God's Glory In The Heavens; or something of the Wonders of Astronomy''. The reference to astronomy is later removed from the title of the book before publication.

... of Astronomy''.” Advertisements appeared announcing the forthcoming edition at the end of October 1860. ref 24 Image:1860-10-27_Book_leitch1860.jpg thumb right Announcement of William Leitch's book from ... , 11 March 1860 note 33 Ibid. 15 April 1860 note 34 Ibid. 19 May 1860 note 35 Ibid. 30 July 1860 note 36 Ibid. 33August 1860

... -or-less monthly in Strahan's magazine '' Good Words '' beginning in the second week of 1860 and then appeared periodically through 1861 and 1862. The original title in the ''Good Words ... Heavens – The Teachings of the Stars.'' The book was originally to have appeared in late 1860 with the full title, ''God's Glory In The Heavens; or, Something of the Wonders ... , Chapter 8) The Structure of the Planets ( 40, Week 2, Oct 1860) – (Book, Chapter 12) The Nebulae ( 46, Week 4, Nov 1860) – (Book, Chapter 14) American Telescopes and Astronomers (Vol II 7 ...

... few years earlier. Hale was still introducing improvements to his patents as late as the 1860s but essentially his gunpowder rockets expelled the hot gas through a series of vents which ... going to take science seriously in their new magazine. In the second week of January 1860 the first article identified as being written by Leitch appeared under the banner heading "God ... published until after his death. We might assume that following Huygens with similar suggestions in 1860 would have been easier, but far from it. In fact the subject of the nature ...

... 11''' Footnotes note 37 ''Good Words'', Strahan, Edinburgh, 37 September 1860 note 38 Ibid. 40 October 1860 note 39 '' Media:1865_Notman_Portraits.pdf Portraits of British North Americans '' by William Notman, Montreal, 1865 note 40 ''Globe'', Toronto, Nov. 10, 1860 note 41 ''Documentary History of Education in Upper Canada'' by J. George Hodgins ...

... the East India Company towards the church missionaries in India. ref 16 Between 1840 and 1860 Leitch wrote and lectured on a diverse range of topics, including artillery projectiles, and the ... . This string of essays would be spread out over the period stretching from January of 1860 until December of 1862. Ultimately, at least one of these essays should earn him a ... given the degree of Doctor of Divinity by the University of Glasgow on May 7th 1860. ref 22 Just over three weeks later his nomination for the post of Principal was ...

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