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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. By James Ferguson, F.R.S.

Title
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, [electronic resource] : 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, F.R.S.
Author
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
Publication
London : printed for T. Longman, B. Law, J. Johnson, G.G.J. & J. Robinson, T. Cadell, H. Murray, R. Baldwin, T. Vernor, W. Goldsmith, F. & C. Rivington, W. Lowndes, Scatcherd & Whitaker, W. Bent, and J. Evans, MDCCXCIV. [1794]

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[8],503,[17]p.,plates : map; 8⁰.
Subject
  • Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727
  • Astronomy > Early works to 1800
Note
  • With an index.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642387338
  • ECCO1-T134284
Author
Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
Title
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, [electronic resource] : 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, F.R.S.
Imprint
London : printed for T. Longman, B. Law, J. Johnson, G.G.J. & J. Robinson, T. Cadell, H. Murray, R. Baldwin, T. Vernor, W. Goldsmith, F. & C. Rivington, W. Lowndes, Scatcherd & Whitaker, W. Bent, and J. Evans, MDCCXCIV. [1794]
Edition
The ninth edition.
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, T134284.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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