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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferguson, James, 1710-1776.

Contributor:

Horrocks, Jeremiah, 1617?-1641.

Series:

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Early works to 1800.

Astronomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([8], 503, [17] p., [18] leaves of plates (fold.)) : fold. ill., fold. map.

Edition:

The 9th ed.

Other Title:

Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for T. Longman, 1794.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Includes index.

Reproduction of the original from the Huntington Library.

Contains:

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.

Of the distances of all the planets from the sun, as deduced from observations of the transit in the year 1761.

OCLC:

645387389