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James Ferguson

Scottish astronomer (1710-1776)

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  • 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. By James Ferguson.
  • 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. By James Ferguson.

Images featuring James Ferguson

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  • Clocks: faces (top), and mechanisms (below) of a Ferguson (right), and a Smeaton-Franklin clock (left). Coloured engraving by J. Pass, 1809.
  • James Ferguson. Line engraving, 1785, after J. Townsend.
  • James Ferguson. Line engraving.
  • James Ferguson. Line engraving.
  • James Ferguson. Mezzotint by F. Haward, 1776, after J. Northcote.
  • James Ferguson. Stipple engraving by P. Roberts, 1824.
  • James Ferguson. Mezzotint by R. Stewart, 1776, after J. Townsend.
  • James Ferguson. Line engraving by T. Cook, 1778, after J. Townsend.
  • Clocks: a Smeaton-Franklin clock (top), and a Ferguson clock (below). Engraving by J. Taylor.
  • James Ferguson. Stipple engraving by T. Wright after J. Northcote.
  • James Ferguson. Stipple engraving by R. Page.

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David Brewster
Jeremiah Horrocks
Astronomy
Optics
Mechanics
Sundials
Globes
Eclipses
Clocks and watches
Tidal Waves
Horology
Electricity