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James Ferguson (25 April 1710 – 17 November 1776) was a Scottish astronomer. He is known as the inventor and improver of astronomical and other scientific apparatus, as a striking instance of self education and as an itinerant lecturer. (From Wikipedia) More about James Ferguson:
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5 additional books about James Ferguson in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) Life of James Ferguson, F.R.S., in a brief autobiographical account, and further extended memoir. (A. Fullarton, 1867), by James Ferguson and Ebenezer Henderson (page images at HathiTrust)- The story of the peasant-boy philosopher, or, A child gathering pebbles on the sea-shore (G. Routledge and Sons, 1855), by Henry Mayhew (page images at HathiTrust)
- Scelta di opuscoli interessanti tradotti da varie lingue. (Nella Stamperia di Giuseppe Marelli, 1775) (page images at HathiTrust)
- The story of the peasant-boy philosopher: or, "A child gathering pebbles on the sea-shore." (Founded on the early life of Ferguson, the shepherd-boy astronomer, and intended to show how a poor lad became acquainted with the principles of natural science.) (Harper & Brothers, 1855), by Henry Mayhew (page images at HathiTrust)
- James Ferguson, the "astronomer." ([N.Y., 1883) (page images at HathiTrust)
Books by James Ferguson: ![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif) Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Guthrie's Universal Geography, Improved: Being a New System of Modern Geography, or a Geographcial, Historical and Commercial Grammar, and Present State of All the Several Kingdoms of the World (new edition; London: Printed for the proprietors, 1795), also by William Guthrie (page images at HathiTrust)- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A New Geographical, Historical and Commercial Grammar, and Present State of the Several Kingdoms of the World (19th edition (Guthrie and Ferguson credited on title page, but compilation widely attributed to Knox); London: Printed for G. G. and J. Robinson and J. Mawman, 1801), also by William Guthrie, contrib. by John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
Additional books by James Ferguson in the extended shelves:- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: The art of drawing in perspective, made easy to those who have no previous knowledge of the mathematics. (Printed for Denham & Dick, 1803) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: The art of drawing in perspective made easy : to those who have no previous knowledge of the mathematics (London : Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand, MDCCLXXVIIII [1778], 1778), also by John Lodge, T. Cadell, William Strahan, and Nathaniel Philipps (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: The art of drawing in perspective, made easy to those who have no previous knowledge of the mathematics. (Printed for W. Strahan [etc.], 1775) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Astronomy explained upon Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. (Printed for T. Longman [etc.], 1794), also by Jeremiah Horrocks (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Astronomy : explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles (Printed for Stirling & Slade, Edinburgh and for G. & W. B. Whittakers, London, 1821), also by David Brewster (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. To which are 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 (Printed for T. Longman [etc.], 1794), also by Jeremiah Horrocks (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. To which are 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 observations of the transit of Venus, in the year 1639: ... (M. Carey, 1806) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. To which are 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 observations of the transit of Venus, in the year 1639 ... (M. Carey, 1809) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics : to which are 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 (Matthew Carey, 1809), also by Robert Patterson and Jeremiah Horrocks (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. To which are 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. (Printed for J. Johnson [etc.], 1799), also by Jeremiah Horrocks (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles. : and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics. To which are 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 (J. F. and C. Rivington, 1790), also by Jeremiah Horrocks (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles: And made easy to those who have not studied mathematics (Gutenberg ebook)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A brief description of the solar system. To which is subjoined, An astronomical account of the year of Our Saviour's crucifixion (Printed by W. Chase, for the author, 1753) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces, biographical, historical, and critical (Printed by J. Haddon for G. Offer, 1819) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A dissertation upon the phænomena of the harvest moon. (Printed for the author, 1747) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: An easy and pleasant introduction to Sir Isaac Newton's philosophy : containing the first principles of mechanics, trigonometry, optics, and astronomy (Printed for E. and C. Dilly, 1772), also by John Ryland (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: An easy introduction to astronomy : for young gentlemen and ladies. (W. F. M'Laughlin, 1805) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: An easy introduction to astronomy for young gentlemen and ladies. (Printed for Gray, Maver & co. by W. Lang, 1804) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: An easy introduction to astronomy : for young gentlemen and ladies ... (Printed for T. Cadell, 1779) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: An easy introduction to astronomy for young gentlemen and ladies ... (Benjamin Warner, 1817) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: 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. (Benjamin Warner, 1819) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: 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. (Printed for Gray, Maver & Co., and Vernor & Hood, Lackington, Allan & Co., and T. Ostell, London, by W. Lang, 1804) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Ferguson's Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy and dialing. With notes and an appendix adapted to the present state of the arts and sciences (Printed for Bell & Bradfute, J. Fairbairn; [etc., etc.], 1806), also by Robert Patterson and David Brewster (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Ferguson's Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy and dialling. A new edition corrected and enlarged, with notes and an appendix adapted to the present state of the arts and sciences (Printed for and published by M. Carey, 1814), also by Robert Patterson and David Brewster (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Ferguson's lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy, and dialing : with notes and an appendix adapted to the present state of the arts and sciences (Printed for Bell & Bradfute, J. Fairbairn : Mundell, Doig, & Stevenson, Edinburgh : J. & A. Duncan, Glasgow : and T. Ostell ... London, 1806), also by Bern Dibner and David Brewster (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Geographical, historical and commercial grammar, and present state of the several kingdoms of the world (Printed for C. Dilly ... and G.G. and J. Robinson, 1795), also by William Guthrie (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A geographical, historical, and commercial grammar exhibiting the present state of the world and containing, I. The figures, motions, and distances of the planets ... XI. The chief cities, structures, ruins, and artificial curiosities : to which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged ... eminent and illustrious persons of every age and nation (s.n.], 1827), also by William Guthrie (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Handbook of obstetric nursing (J.B. Lippincott, 1894), also by F. W. N. Haultain (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: An idea of the material universe, deduced from a survey of the solar system (Printed for the author, 1754) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Journal of a voyage from London to Savannah in Georgia (Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1830), also by George Whitefield (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics pneumatics, and optics. With the use of the globes, the art of dialing, and the calculation of the mean times of new and full moons and eclipses (Printed for W. Strahan [etc.], 1776) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and optics. : With the use of the globes, the art of dialing, and the calculation of the mean times of new and full moons and eclipses. (Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, T. Longman, B. Law ... [and 6 others], 1784) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and optics. With the use of the globes, the art of dialing, and the calculation of the mean times of new and full moons and eclipses. (Printed for J. Johnson ..., 1799) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy, and dialling (Stirling & Slade, and Bell & Bradfute, 1823), also by David Brewster (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics ; with the use of the globes, the art of dialing, and the calculation of the mean times of new and full moons and eclipses. With the supplement (Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton, L. Hawes, W. Johnston, S. Crowder, T. Longman, B. Law, Robinson and Roberts, and T. Cadell ;, 1770) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, and optics : with the use of the globes, the art of dialing, and the calculation of the mean times of new and full moons and eclipses : with the supplement (Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton, [and 7 others], 1772), also by James Mynde (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, optics, and astronomy (Printed for T. Tegg, 1839), also by Charles Frederick Partington (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Lectures on select subjects in mechanics, hydrostatics, pneumatics, optics and astronomy. (Printed for T. Tegg, 1837), also by Charles Frederick Partington (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Life of James Ferguson, F.R.S., in a brief autobiographical account, and further extended memoir. (A. Fullarton, 1867), also by Ebenezer Henderson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... (Vernon & Hood [etc., etc.], 1801), also by William Guthrie and John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... (Printed for J. Williams and J. Exshaw, 1780), also by William Guthrie and John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... (Printed for C. Dilly and G. Robinson, 1782), also by William Guthrie, John Knox, and Thomas Kitchin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical and commercial grammar and present state of the several kingdoms of the world containing, I. The figures, motions, and distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian system, and the latest observations ... XII. The longitude, latitude, bearings and distances of principal places from London : to which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the coins of all nations ... remarkable events, from the creation to the present time (Printed for Charles Dilly ..., and G.G. and J. Robinson ..., 1798), also by William Guthrie and John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical and commercial grammar and present state of the several kingdoms of the world containing, I. The figures, motions, and distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian system, and the latest observations ... XII. The longitude, latitude, bearings and distances of principal places from London : to which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the coins of all nations ... remarkable events, from the creation to the present time (Printed for G.G. and J. Robinson ..., and J. Mawman, 1800), also by William Guthrie and John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar and present state of the several kingdoms of the world containing, I. The figures, motions, and distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian system, and the latest observations ...XII. The longitude, latitude, bearings and distances of principal places from London : to which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged. II. A table of the coins of all nations ... remarkable events from the creation to the present time (Printed for Charles Dilly ...;, 1792), also by William Guthrie and Thomas Kitchin (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical and commercial grammar and present state of the several kingdoms of the world, containing, I. The figures, motions, and distances of the planets, according to the Newtonian system, and the latest observations ... XII. The longitude, latitude, bearings and distances of principal places from London : to which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged; II. A table of the coins of all nations ... remarkable events, from the creation to the present time (Printed for Charles Dilly ... and G.G.J. and J. Robinson ..., 1787), also by William Guthrie and John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... (Printed for J. Johnson, 1808), also by William Guthrie and John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar : and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... to which are added, A geographical index, with the names alphabetically arranged ... (Published by Johnson & Warner; and for sale at their bookstores in Philadelphia; Richmond, Virginia; and Lexington, Kentucky, 1809), also by William Guthrie and John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar, and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... : to which are added, I. A geographical index, with the names of places alphabetically arranged. II. A chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time (Montrose : Buchanan ..., 1810., 1810), also by William Guthrie and John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; exhibiting the present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... (Printed by J. Moir, for C. Mitchel & Co., Perth, 1807), also by William Guthrie and John Knox (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new system of geography and universal history of the known world ... : to which is prefixed a concise system of astronomical geography by James Ferguson (Printed for T. Tegg, 1810), also by John Evans and Archibald Forbes (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A new system of modern geography: or, A geographical, historical, and commercial grammar; and present state of the several kingdoms of the world ... (C. Dilly [etc.], 1788), also by William Guthrie (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: A plain method of determining the parallax of Venus, by her transit over the sun: and from thence, by analogy, the parallax and distance of the sun, and of all the rest of the planets ... (Printed for, and sold by the author, 1761) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Plates illustrating a new edition of Ferguson's Lectures (M. Carey, 1814), also by David Brewster (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Select mechanical exercises : shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles : with several miscellaneous articles, and new tables ... : to which is prefixed, a short account of the life of the author (Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell ... , 1773), also by T. Cadell, William Strahan, Benjamin Franklin, and John Lodge (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Tables and tracts, relative to several arts and sciences (A. Millar and T. Cadell, 1767) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: Tables and tracts, relative to several arts and sciences (Printed for W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, W. Johnston, T. Longman, and T. Cadell ..., 1771), also by T. Cadell, Thomas Longman, Francis Rivington, John Rivington, William Strahan, James Mynde, and Francis Hopkinson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: The works of James Ferguson, F.R.S., comprising Astronomy, explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles; Lectures on select subjects; and Essays and treatises. (Printed for Stirling & Slade; [etc., etc.], 1823), also by David Brewster (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776: The young gentleman and lady's astronomy : familiarly explained in ten dialogues between Neander and Eudosia (Printed for A. Millar and T. Cadell, 1768) (page images at HathiTrust)
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