John Phin

John Phin

John Phin, born September 9, 1832 [http://www.aforteanosla.com.ar/afla/articulos%20anomalos/precipitaciones%20gelatinosas%2001.htm] (although some resources list his birth year as 1830), in Scotland, died December 29, 1913, in Paterson, New Jersey, was a prolific author and publisher, a teacher of applied science and a Shakespeare scholar.

His best-known book today is "The evolution of the atmosphere as a proof of design and purpose in the creation, and of the existence of a personal God". The book was openly theistic; Phin's Intelligent Designer was the Creator God of Genesis: "...it must be equally obvious that if we find strong and unmistakable evidence of intelligent and controlling design in the earliest stages of the development of this planet, that evidence applies with equal force to the existence of a designer, or in other words, to the existence of a personal God."

Professor Phin (he taught at People's College in New York and the University of Pennsylvania) organized and ran the "Industrial Publishing Company" in New York City for 25 years; he was a member of the New York Press Club. Some of his many publications are listed in the Bibliography (below). He was also the editor of the “American Journal of Microscopy.”

Bibliography

* "The evolution of the atmosphere as a proof of design and purpose in the creation, and of the existence of a personal God; A simple and rigorously scientific reply to modern materialistic atheism" (1908)
* "Shakespearean Encyclopedia"
* "Seven Follies of Science" (1906)
* "Natural History of Hell - A Discussion of the Relations of Christianity to Modern Science"
* "Lightning Rods, and How to Construct Them"
* "The Chemical History of the Six Days of Creation" (1870)
* "Hints for Beginners with the Microscope"
* "Practical Hints on the Selection and Use of the Microscope" (Second Edition 1878)
* "Practical Hints on the Selection and Use of the Microscope" (Fourth Edition 1881)
* "Dictionary of Practical Agriculture"
* "Open air grape culture: a practical treatise on the garden and vineyard culture of the vine, and the manufacture of domestic wine. Designed for the use of amateurs and others in the northern and middle states" (year)
* "The workshop companion: A collection of useful and reliable recipes, rules, processes, methods, wrinkles, and practical hints for the household and the shop" (1887)
* "How to use the microscope: Being practical hints on the selection and use of that instrument, intended for beginners" (1890)
* "The Shakespeare Cyclopædia and New Glossary" (1902)
* "Common Sense Currency. A Practical Treatise on Money in Its Relations to National Wealth and Prosperity. Intended for the Use of the Common People" (1894)
* "Trade "Secrets" and Private Recipes" (1887)
* "How to become a Good Mechanic" (1883)
* "Plain directions for the construction and erection of Lightning-rods" (1879)

References

* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=2&res=980CE6DA173DE633A25753C3A9649D946296D6CF&oref=slogin&oref=slogin Obituary in the New York Times]
* [http://www.amazon.com/review/R32N9UJ0HQG7AT Detailed review at Amazon.com]


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