An easy introduction to astronomy, 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. By James Ferguson, F. R. S.
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
- Date:
- MDCCXC. [1790]
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About this work
Also known as
Young gentleman and lady's astronomy
Publication/Creation
London : printed for T. Cadell in the Strand, MDCCXC. [1790]
Physical description
[8],247,[1]p.,VIIplates ; 80.
Contributors
Edition
The fifth edition, illustrated with copper-plates.
References note
ESTC T53433
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.