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; and 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 second edition. Illustrated with copper-plates. By James Ferguson, F.R.S.

Author

Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.

Publication

London : printed for T. Cadell, successor to Mr. Millar, in the Strand, MDCCLXIX. [1769]

Details

Description

[4],252p.,plates; 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

• 642508894
• ECCO1-T18556

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; and 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 second edition. Illustrated with copper-plates. By James Ferguson, F.R.S.

Imprint

London : printed for T. Cadell, successor to Mr. Millar, in the Strand, MDCCLXIX. [1769]

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, T18556.

Connect to:

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

Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.