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 / by James Ferguson, F.R.S.

Ferguson, James

Published by London : Printed for W. Strahan, 1778

About this Item

Provenance; Cardiff Free Library. Poor copy with no covers and cracked spine, unbound pages. Pages with foxing, shadow-stains and cracks. Physical description; [8], 501, [15] p., [18] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. (8vo). Subjects; Newton, Isaac 1642-1727. Astronomy ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 446231

Bibliographic Details

• 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 / by James Ferguson, F.R.S.
• Publisher: London : Printed for W. Strahan
• Publication Date: 1778
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 6th edition, corrected.
• Weight: 1 kilogram