Niels Klim has been translated into at least thirteen languages and published in more than sixty editions, including at least eight in English. "Holberg was one of the leading scholars and playwrights of the 18th century, perhaps the chief literary figure in Denmark to date. The book was never banned in Denmark, though it was unpopular among religious powers of the time. Holberg's satire was first published in Latin to gain a wide audience, which it did. Holberg's Niels Klim is the first important fictional use of astronomer Edmond Halley's theory (suggested in a paper to account for magnetic phenomena published by Royal Society in 1692) that the Earth (and the other planets) consisted of concentric, nested spheres surrounding a small central sun, with, possibly, openings at the poles. Unlike the 1741 Latin original, this English edition was not illustrated. 2-324 Collates 2, B-I 12, K-O 12, P 6, Rebound in quarter antique calf and marbled boards, brown leather title label affixed to spine panel.
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