LECTURES ON SELECT SUBJECTS IN MECHANICS, HYDROSTATICS, HYDRAULICS, PNEUMATICS, AND OPTICS. WITH THE USE OF THE GLOBES, THE ART OF DIALING, AND THE CALCULATION OF THE MEAN TIMES OF NEW AND FULL MOONS AND ECLIPSES

James Ferguson

Published by J. Johnson; G. G. and J. Robinson; F. and C. Rivington; W. J. and J. Richardson; W. Lowndes; Ogilvy and Son; J. Scatcherd; J. Walker; J. Nunn; J. Cuthell; R. Lea; T. N. Longman; and Cadell, Jun. and Davies, London, 1799

About this Item

20 of 23 plates plus all 13 supplemental plates; most of the plates suffer from misfolding; one of the 3 "missing" plates is actually present in part; 396 pages plus an unnumbered 6-page index and 48-page supplement; bound in full sheep with morocco spine label; both boards have been archivally and discreetly; former owner inscription on the front pastedown and the title page; near Very Good binding.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: LECTURES ON SELECT SUBJECTS IN MECHANICS, HYDROSTATICS, HYDRAULICS, PNEUMATICS, AND OPTICS. WITH THE USE OF THE GLOBES, THE ART OF DIALING, AND THE CALCULATION OF THE MEAN TIMES OF NEW AND FULL MOONS AND ECLIPSES
• Publisher: J. Johnson; G. G. and J. Robinson; F. and C. Rivington; W. J. and J. Richardson; W. Lowndes; Ogilvy and Son; J. Scatcherd; J. Walker; J. Nunn; J. Cuthell; R. Lea; T. N. Longman; and Cadell, Jun. and Davies, London
• Publication Date: 1799
• Binding: Full Leather
• Edition: Ninth Edition.
• Condition: near Very Good binding
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