An easy introduction to astronomy for young gentlemen and ladies: describing the figure, motions, and dimensions of the earth; the different seasons; gravity and light; the solar system; the transit of Venus, and its use in astronomy; the moon's motion and phases; the eclipses of the sun and moon; the cause of the ebbing and flowing of the sea, &c. By James Ferguson, F.R.S. Illustrated with copperplates. Second American, from the seventh London edition.

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Title An easy introduction to astronomy for young gentlemen and ladies: describing the figure, motions, and dimensions of the earth; the different seasons; gravity and light; the solar system; the transit of Venus, and its use in astronomy; the moon's motion and phases; the eclipses of the sun and moon; the cause of the ebbing and flowing of the sea, &c. By James Ferguson, F.R.S. Illustrated with copperplates. Second American, from the seventh London edition.
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Signed Author By James Ferguson, F.R.S.
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Pagination 178
Date of Publication 1812
Edition Statement Second American, from the seventh London edition.
Edition Number 2
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Imprint Published by Johnson and Warner, no. 147, High-Street. Ann Cochran, printer
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Location of Printing Philadelphia US
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Length (cm) 18
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Notes From AAS: In dialogue format.
Caption title: The young gentleman and lady's astronomy.
Plates signed: J. Ferguson delt.; Gray & Todd sc.
Edition statement transposed; precedes "Illustrated with copperplates" on title page.
"Directions to the binder."--p. [180].
American Antiquarian Society copy p. 41 mutilated. Inscribed: P. Clarke's.
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Ferguson, James. An easy introduction to astronomy for young gentlemen and ladies: describing the figure, motions, and dimensions of the earth; the different seasons; gravity and light; the solar system; the transit of Venus, and its use in astronomy; the moon's motion and phases; the eclipses of the sun and moon; the cause of the ebbing and flowing of the sea, &c. By James Ferguson, F.R.S. Illustrated with copperplates. Second American, from the seventh London edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 21279, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/21279. Accessed 2024-11-21. 

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