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An easy introduction to astronomy for young gentlemen and ladies : describing the figure motions, and dimensions of the earth, the different seasons, gravity and light, the solar system, the transit of Venus and its use in astronomy, the moon's motion and phases, the eclipses of the sun and moon, the cause of the ebbing and flowing of the sea, & c.

Title
  1. An easy introduction to astronomy for young gentlemen and ladies : describing the figure motions, and dimensions of the earth, the different seasons, gravity and light, the solar system, the transit of Venus and its use in astronomy, the moon's motion and phases, the eclipses of the sun and moon, the cause of the ebbing and flowing of the sea, & c. / By James Ferguson.
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  1. Glascow : Printed for Gray, Maver & Co., and Vernor & Hood, Lackington, Allan & Co., and T. Ostell, London, by W. Lang, 1804.
Author
  1. Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.

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Description
  1. 182 p., 7 plates : ill.; 21 cm.
Subject
  1. Astronomy > Early works to 1800
Call number
  1. OMP (Ferguson, J. Easy introduction to astronomy)
Author
  1. Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
Title
  1. An easy introduction to astronomy for young gentlemen and ladies : describing the figure motions, and dimensions of the earth, the different seasons, gravity and light, the solar system, the transit of Venus and its use in astronomy, the moon's motion and phases, the eclipses of the sun and moon, the cause of the ebbing and flowing of the sea, & c. / By James Ferguson.
Imprint
  1. Glascow : Printed for Gray, Maver & Co., and Vernor & Hood, Lackington, Allan & Co., and T. Ostell, London, by W. Lang, 1804.
Edition
  1. 7th ed. illustrated with copper plates.
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  1. Full text available via HathiTrust
Research call number
  1. OMP (Ferguson, J. Easy introduction to astronomy)
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