Research Catalog

Title

An easy introduction to astronomy, [electronic resource] : 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. The third edition. Illustrated With Copper-Plates. By James Ferguson, F. R. S.

Author

Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.

Publication

London : printed for T. Cadell in the Strand, MDCCLXXII. [1772]

Details

Description

[4],252p.,VIIplates; 8⁰.

Uniform Title

Young gentleman and lady's astronomy

Alternative Title

Young gentleman and lady's astronomy

Subject

Astronomy > Early works to 1800

Note

• First published as 'The young gentleman and lady's astronomy'.
• Reproduction of original from British Library.

Indexed In (note)

• English Short Title Catalog

Reproduction (note)

• Electronic reproduction.

OCLC

• 642365991
• ECCO1-T131246

Author

Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.

Title

An easy introduction to astronomy, [electronic resource] : 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. The third edition. Illustrated With Copper-Plates. By James Ferguson, F. R. S.

Imprint

London : printed for T. Cadell in the Strand, MDCCLXXII. [1772]

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

Indexed In:

English Short Title Catalog, T131246.

Connect to:

Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.