 This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct, and was so much pleased with it, that he had it engraved. It sold very well, and Ferguson was induced once more to return to  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 2571883Full view - About this book
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...forwarder than it did at their last conjunction before. On this, I contrived and finished a scheme on paper for showing the motions and places of the sun and...perpetually ; and consequently the days of all the new and full moons. To this I wanted to add a method for showing the eclipses of the sun and moon ;... | |
 | Autobiographies - 1830 - 312 pages
...conjunction before. On this, I contrived and finished a scheme on pap«r for showing the motions and 2 c 3 places of the sun and moon in the ecliptic on each...perpetually ; and consequently the days of all the new and full moons. To this I wanted to add a method for showing the eclipses of the sun and moon ;... | |
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...forwarder than it did at their last conjunction before. On this, I contrived and finished a scheme on paper for showing the motions and places of the sun and...perpetually ; and consequently the days of all the new and full moons. To this I wanted to add a method for showing the eclipses of the sun and moon;... | |
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...of astronomy; and having discovered by himself the cause of eclipses, drew up a scheme for shewing the motions and places of the sun and moon in the ecliptic on each day of the year, perpetually. This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct, and was so... | |
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...favourite study of astronomy ; and having discovered by himself the cause of eclipses, drew up a scheme for showing the motions and places of the sun and...the ecliptic, on each day of the year, perpetually. This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct, and was so... | |
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 | 1833 - 444 pages
...favorite study of astronomy; and having discovered by himself the cause of eclipws, (JiBw up a scheme for showing the motions and places of the sun and...the ecliptic on each day of the year, perpetually. This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct, and was so... | |
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...did at their last conjunction before. On this, I contrived and finished a scheme on paper for shewing the motions and places of the sun and moon in the...perpetually; and consequently, the days of all the new and full moons. To this I wanted to add a method for shewing fhe eclipses of the sun and moon ;... | |
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...favorite study of astronomy ; and having discovered by himself the cause of eclipses, drew up a scheme for showing the motions and places of the sun and...the ecliptic, on each day of the year, perpetually. This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct, and was so... | |
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