Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles.

Ferguson, James; Andrew Mackay

Published by J. Johnson, R. Baldwin, F.C. & J. Rivington, et al., London, 1809

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Full Title: 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 Observations of the Transit of Venus in the year 1639: And, of the Distances of all the Planets from the Sun, as deducted from Observations of the Transit in the Year 1761. Contemporary full polished split-tree calf, (8.5 x 5.5 inches). Twelfth Edition: Improved and Corrected by Andrew Mackay. xii, 523, [1] pages: illustrated by 18 engraved fold-out plates, including frontispiece (collated complete). "First published in 1756, Ferguson's Astronomy was one of the earliest and most successful attempts to explain the principles of Newtonian mechanics in terms familiar to the general reader" (wiki). Provenance: armorial bookplate of John Thomas Mayne (1792-1843), a British lawyer and member of the Royal Society affixed to front pastedown. Some general wear and rubbing to exterior, hinges tender, internally clean and tight. A desirable copy of a scarce edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles.
• Publisher: J. Johnson, R. Baldwin, F.C. & J. Rivington, et al., London
• Publication Date: 1809
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather
• Condition: Good
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