Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics : to which are added, a plain method of finding the distances of all the planets from the sun, by the transit of Venus over the sun's disc, in the year 1761 : an account of Mr. Horrox's observation of the transit of Venus in the year 1639 : and, of the distances of all the planets from the sun, as deduced from observations of the transit in the year 1761
- Title
- Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics : to which are added, a plain method of finding the distances of all the planets from the sun, by the transit of Venus over the sun's disc, in the year 1761 : an account of Mr. Horrox's observation of the transit of Venus in the year 1639 : and, of the distances of all the planets from the sun, as deduced from observations of the transit in the year 1761 / by James Ferguson.
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- Philadelphia : Matthew Carey, 1809, c1806.
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- [1] fold. leaf, 533 p., [16], xvii. fold. leaves : ill.; 22 cm.
- Alternative title
- Sir Isaac Newton's Principles.
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- Call number
- 3-OMP (Ferguson, J. Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles. 1809)
- Note
- Includes index.
- Author
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
- Title
- Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics : to which are added, a plain method of finding the distances of all the planets from the sun, by the transit of Venus over the sun's disc, in the year 1761 : an account of Mr. Horrox's observation of the transit of Venus in the year 1639 : and, of the distances of all the planets from the sun, as deduced from observations of the transit in the year 1761 / by James Ferguson.
- Imprint
- Philadelphia : Matthew Carey, 1809, c1806.
- Edition
- 2nd. American from the last London ed. / : rev., corr., and improved by Robert Patterson.
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- Horrocks, Jeremiah, 1617?-1641.
- Patterson, Robert, 1743-1824.
- Added title
- Sir Isaac Newton's Principles.
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- 3-OMP (Ferguson, J. Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles. 1809)