Ferguson's Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Optics, Geography, Astronomy, and Dialing: With Notes and an Appendix Adapted to the Present State of the Arts and Sciences, Volume 1 |
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| Title | Ferguson's Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Optics, Geography, Astronomy, and Dialing: With Notes and an Appendix Adapted to the Present State of the Arts and Sciences, Volume 1 Ferguson's Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Optics, Geography, Astronomy, and Dialing: With Notes and an Appendix Adapted to the Present State of the Arts and Sciences, James Ferguson Volume 1 of Ferguson's Lectures on Select Subjects: In Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Optics, Geography, Astronomy, and Dialling, Robert Patterson |
| Authors | James Ferguson, David Brewster |
| Editors | David Brewster, Robert Patterson |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | published, 1806 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2015 |
| Length | 50 pages |
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