James Ferguson: Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied Mathematics.  To which is 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

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Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied Mathematics. To which is 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 listed for sale on Bibliophile Bookbase. Click here for full details and on-line purchase.

Select Mechanical Exercises: Shewing how to conduct different Clocks, Orreries, and Sun-Dials, on plain and Easy Principles. With Several Miscellaneous Articles; and New Tables, I. For expeditiously computing the Time of any New of Full Moon within the Limits of 6000 Years before and after the 18th Century. II. For Graduating and examining the usual Lines on the Sector, Plain Scale, and Gunter by James Ferguson listed for sale on Bibliophile Bookbase. Click here for full details and on-line purchase.

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