_Theory of the Earth's Form_ (Vol. iii., pp. 331. 508.).--Do the
following passages from the "Version of the Psalms" in the _Book of
Common Prayer_ throw any light upon the subject?
"And the foundations of the _round_ world were discovered."--Ps.
xviii. 15.
"The _compass_ of the world, and they that dwell therein."--Ps.
xxiv. 1.
"Thou hast laid the foundation of the _round_ world, and all that
therein is."--Ps. lxxxix. 12.
"He hath made the _round_ world so sure."--Ps. xciii. 2.
"And that it is he who hath made the _round_ world so fast that it
cannot be moved."--Ps. xcvi. 10.
"The _round_ world, and they that dwell therein."--Ps. xcviii. 8.