Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles; and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics ... by James Ferguson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.

Contributor:

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

[8], 503, [16] p. 22 cm.

Edition:

11th ed.

Place of Publication:

London, Printed by A. Strahan for J. Johnson, 1803.

Contents:

Of astronomy in general

A brief description of the solar system

The Copernican system demonstrated to be true

The phenomena of the heavens as seen from different parts of the earth

The phenomena of the heavens as seen from different parts of the solar system

The Ptolemean system refuted, the motions and phases of Mercury and Venus explained

The physical causes of the motions of the planets

Of light

The method of finding the distances of the sun, moon, and planets

The circles of the globe described

The method of finding the longitude by the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites

Of solar and sidereal time

Of the equation of time

Of the precession of the equinoxes

The moon's surface mountainous

The phenomena of the harvest-moon explained by a common globe

Of the ebbing and flowing of the sea

Of eclipses

Shewing the principles on which the following astronomical tables are constructed, and the method of calculating the times of new and full moons and eclipses by them

Of the fixed stars

Of the division of time

A description of the astronomical machinery, serving to explain and illustrate the foregoing part of this treatise

The method of finding the distances of the planets from the sun.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift: Elinor Ewing Curwen & Alice Curwen McKeen.

Athenaeum copy: Inscription on first page: "Mr. Curwen / Burlington Academy / February 26th 1806."

Athenaeum copy: Inscription in various places on title page: "Mr. Curwen 1806," "Burlington Academy," "February 18th 1806," "June 29th."

OCLC:

6255275