1790 Astronomy James Ferguson Plates Illustrated Mechanics Physics Isaac Newton

1790 Astronomy James Ferguson Plates Illustrated Mechanics Physics Isaac Newton

“I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.”

― Isaac Newton

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.

The illustrations from Ferguson’s published lectures were some of the most desirable plates of their kind from the late 18^th-century. This set of 48 copper engravings comes from the entirety of his lectures with plates on astronomy being particularly desirable.

Item number: #26069

Price: $695

FERGUSON, James

[Plates from] Lectures on select subjects: in mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and optics

[London : Printed for T. Longman, ca.1790].

Details:

• Collation:
  • 48 copper plates, full-page and folding
• References: Lowndes 791
• Provenance: Armorial bookplate – Henry Evelyn Oakeley
  • Sir Henry Evelyn Oakeley (1833-1915), Chief Inspector of training colleges between 1885 and 1899. He was the third son of Sir Herbert Oakeley, 3rd Baronet (1791–1845) an English churchman, archdeacon of Colchester from 1841; and the father of Hilda Diana Oakeley (1867–1950), a British philosopher, educationalist, and author. Motto: PATERNI NOMINIS PATRIMONIUM
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Blue cloth
• Size: ~11in X 8.5in (28cm x 21.5cm)

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