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. The fourth edition. Illustrated with copper-plates. By James Ferguson, F. R. S.

  • Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
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MDCCLXXIX. [1779]
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Young gentleman and lady's astronomy

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London : printed for T. Cadell In The Strand, MDCCLXXIX. [1779]

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[8],247,[1]p.,VIIplates ; 80.

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ESTC T131714

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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