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; 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.

  • Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
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MDCCLXIX. [1769]
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Young gentleman and lady's astronomy

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

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[4],252p.,plates ; 80.

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ESTC T18556

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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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