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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) / by Henry Mayhew.
Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887, author.
- Series:
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood.
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.
- Astronomers--Juvenile fiction.
- Astronomers.
- Ferguson, James, 1710-1776--Juvenile fiction.
- Ferguson, James.
- Science--Experiments--Juvenile fiction.
- Science.
- Constellations--Juvenile fiction.
- Constellations.
- Science--Experiments.
- Genre:
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (500 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, folded map.
- Other Title:
- Story of the peasant-boy philosopher
- Child gathering pebbles on the sea-shore
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harper and Brothers, publishers, 1866.
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Includes a map of constellation.
- Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.
- OCLC:
- 905311098
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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