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

Ferguson, James

Published by printed for 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., 1799

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Calf, P+. [ii]+x+396+[6]+48pp, 26 [ of 36 LACKS plates VI, VIII, XX, XXI, XXIII from the Lectures & plates II, VIII, IX, X & Xii from the Supplement, ], both boards detached, several lates with ragged edges from mis-folding but images not affected, backstrip defective, a working copy, or a collection of plates. Ex Libris Thomas Coxhed Marsh with his signature ( and that of William Marsh ) to the half title. A much reprinted collection of lectures by James Ferguson [ 1710 - 1776 ] the Scottish astronomer & itinerant lecturer. 825 grams. Seller Inventory # 56930

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Title: Lectures On Select Subjects In Mechanics, ...

Publisher: printed for 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.

Publication Date: 1799

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 9th edition.