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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

Page Name: 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

Name: 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

Barcode: 2107

Image Number: 2107

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/2107.0001

Alternative Title: Ferguson's Astronomy

Author: Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839Ferguson, James, 1710-1776Patterson, Robert, 1743-1824

Publishing Location: Philadelphia

Notes: "1st American edition, revised, corrected and improved, by Robert Patterson."

Date Produced: 1806

Language: English

Dimensions: Height: 23

Physical Description: 503 pages, 18 folded leaves of plates including map, illustrated

LC Call Number: QB42 .F47 1806

OCLC: 3529387

Accession Number: SM-1806-5

Donor: Smith