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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

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  1. 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.
Published by
  1. Philadelphia : Matthew Carey, 1809, c1806.
Author
  1. Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.

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Additional authors
  1. Horrocks, Jeremiah, 1617?-1641.
  2. Patterson, Robert, 1743-1824.
Description
  1. [1] fold. leaf, 533 p., [16], xvii. fold. leaves : ill.; 22 cm.
Alternative title
  1. Sir Isaac Newton's Principles.
Subject
  1. Astronomy
Call number
  1. 3-OMP (Ferguson, J. Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles. 1809)
Note
  1. Includes index.
Author
  1. Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
Title
  1. 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
  1. Philadelphia : Matthew Carey, 1809, c1806.
Edition
  1. 2nd. American from the last London ed. / : rev., corr., and improved by Robert Patterson.
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Added author
  1. Horrocks, Jeremiah, 1617?-1641.
  2. Patterson, Robert, 1743-1824.
Added title
  1. Sir Isaac Newton's Principles.
Research call number
  1. 3-OMP (Ferguson, J. Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles. 1809)
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