1784 James Ferguson Physics Mechanics Inventions Astronomy Isaac Newton Clocks

1784 James Ferguson Physics Mechanics Inventions Astronomy Isaac Newton Clocks

James Ferguson was a prominent Scottish physicist and astronomer known for his lectures and studies on mechanics, hydraulics, optics, and astronomy. These public lectures on experimental philosophy and physics were repeated throughout various towns in England and eventually transcribed for publishing.

This 1784 printing of the lectures of Ferguson includes dozens of impressive, folding engravings depicting mechanical inventions, gears, optics, hydraulics, clocks, and globes.

Item number: #27774

Price: $599

FERGUSON, James

Lectures on select subjects: in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and optics

London: printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, et al., …, 1784.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
  • Lectures – xi, [3], 396, [6]
    • 23 folding plates
  • Supplement – 48
    • 13 folding plates
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~8.5in X 5.25in (21.5cm x 13.5cm)

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