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Book Holding: 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 Observation of the Transit of Venus in the Year 1639: and Of the Distances of all the Planets from the Sun, as deduced from Observations of the Transit in the Year 1761.
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Record ID 320404
Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 83
Fergusons Astronomy
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Classmark: D5.31. Original Returned Text: Fergusons Astronomy.
John Armit
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1767-1841. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1364339236.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
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 Observation of the Transit of Venus in the Year 1639: and Of the Distances of all the Planets from the Sun, as deduced from Observations of the Transit in the Year 1761.
Classmark: D.5.31.
Confidence level: Certain
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
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 Observation of the Transit of Venus in the Year 1639: and Of the Distances of all the Planets from the Sun, as deduced from Observations of the Transit in the Year 1761.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 1
ESTC: T18602
James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles
Borrowed: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday). Returned: 1789/7/8 (Wednesday).
Borrower: John Armit
Author: James Ferguson (Male, born 1710, died 1776), Genre: Natural Philosophy