The Works of James Ferguson, F.R.S.: Comprising Astronomy, Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles; Lectures on Select Subjects; and Essays and Treatises, Volume 5

Stirling & Slade, 1823

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THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN AND LADYS	1

On the Balance of Nature and the Solar System	13

On Gravity and Light	25

On the Transit of Venus June 6th 1761 and	37

On the Method of finding the Latitudes and Longi	45

On the Causes of the different Lengths of Days	55

On the Moons Motion round the Earth and Sun	65

On the Cause of the Ebbing and Flowing of	77

The Description of a New Machine called the	216

Another Orrery	232

A Table shewing how much the Mercury would	245

To represent the Motions of Jupiters Four Satel	260

Tables and Precepts for calculating in a most	267

A Table shewing the Number of Days between the Old	281

Mathematical Tables for Dividing the Lines	287

The Construction of the Plain Scale Sector and Gunters	304

On the Fixed Stars and Solar and Sidereal Time	85

THE ART OF DRAWING IN PERSPECTIVE	103

The Theory of Perspective	109

The Description of a Machine by which any per	143

Of Electricity in general page	149

How to know if the Machine be in good Order	161

Medical Electricity	189

SELECT EXERCISES	199

An Astronomical Clock shewing the Apparent Daily	206

To find the Length of a Pendulum that shall make	212

How to examine the Divisions of the Lines on Sectors	315

An easy way of Representing the Apparent	325

How to shew the Periodical Revolutions	326

How to construct an Orrery for shewing	338

APPENDIX	345

On the Law of Electrical Attraction and Repulsion	358

Description of the Plate Glass Electrifying Machine	366

Description and Use of the ElectroMagnetic	374

On ThermoElectricity or that which is developed	381

Titel	The Works of James Ferguson, F.R.S.: Comprising Astronomy, Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles; Lectures on Select Subjects; and Essays and Treatises, Volume 5 The Works of James Ferguson, F.R.S.: Comprising Astronomy, Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles; Lectures on Select Subjects; and Essays and Treatises, Sir David Brewster
Auteur	James Ferguson
Redacteur	David Brewster
Uitgever	Stirling & Slade, 1823
Oorspronkelijk uit	Harvard University
Gedigitaliseerd	27 maart 2009

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