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A plain method of determining the parallax of Venus, by her transit over the sun: and from thence, by analogy, the parallax and distance of the sun, and of all the rest of the planets. By James Ferguson.

Title
  1. A plain method of determining the parallax of Venus, [electronic resource] : by her transit over the sun: and from thence, by analogy, the parallax and distance of the sun, and of all the rest of the planets. By James Ferguson.
Published by
  1. London : printed for, and sold by the author, in Red-Lion-Court, opposite Serjeant's Inn, Fleet-Street; and also by Mr. Millar, Bookseller in the Strand; Mr. Bird in Ave-Mary-Lane; Mr. Nairne, optician near the Royal-Exchange; and Mr. Watkins, optician near Charing-Cross, MDCCLXI. [1761]
Author
  1. Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.

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Additional authors
  1. Gale (Firm)
Description
  1. 53,[3]p.,plates; 4⁰.
Uniform title
  1. Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
  1. Venus (Planet) > Transit > 1761
  2. Parallax > Sun > Early works to 1800
Note
  1. Subsequent editions were printed as part of his 'Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles'.
  2. Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed in (note)
  1. English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  1. Electronic reproduction.
Author
  1. Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
Title
  1. A plain method of determining the parallax of Venus, [electronic resource] : by her transit over the sun: and from thence, by analogy, the parallax and distance of the sun, and of all the rest of the planets. By James Ferguson.
Imprint
  1. London : printed for, and sold by the author, in Red-Lion-Court, opposite Serjeant's Inn, Fleet-Street; and also by Mr. Millar, Bookseller in the Strand; Mr. Bird in Ave-Mary-Lane; Mr. Nairne, optician near the Royal-Exchange; and Mr. Watkins, optician near Charing-Cross, MDCCLXI. [1761]
Edition
  1. The second edition.
Series
  1. Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
  1. Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed in:
  1. English Short Title Catalog, T53459.
Connect to:
  1. Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of publication
  1. Great Britain England London.
Added author
  1. Gale (Firm)
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