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Ninth edition of James Ferguson's Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles in a contemporary calf binding
Ninth edition of James Ferguson's Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles in a contemporary calf binding
Ninth edition of James Ferguson's Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles in a contemporary calf binding
Ninth edition of James Ferguson's Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles in a contemporary calf binding
Ninth edition of James Ferguson's Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles in a contemporary calf binding

FERGUSON, James.

Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, and made easy to those who have not studied mathematics.

London, Printed for T. Longman et al., 1794.

$613.00
$613.00

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A nicely bound copy of James Ferguson's Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles. Although Ferguson was self-taught, his books on scientific subjects and travelling lectures were popular and accessible and he became a highly regarded figure, with associates including Benjamin Franklin and Samuel Johnson.

Ninth edition; 8vo (21.5 x 14 cm); folding engraved frontispiece, 17 folding illustrations; contemporary full speckled calf, spine gilt in six compartments, red morocco lettering piece, edges speckled red, gilt rubbed and dulled, joints starting, some rubbing to extremities, very good; [8], 503, [17]pp.

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Ninth edition of James Ferguson's Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles in a contemporary calf binding

Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles,

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