An easy introduction to astronomy for young gentlemen and ladies; : describing the figure, motions, & dimensions of the earth; the different seasons; gravity and light; the solar system; transit of Venus, and its use in astronomy; the moon's motion and phases; the eclipses of the sun and moon; cause of the ebbing and flowing of the sea, &c. /
Ferguson, James,1710-1776.
Lizars, W. H.(William Home),1788-1859,engraver.
Brewster, David,1781-1868
Grammar School (Greenock, Scotland)donor.StEdNL
Edinburgh: : Printed for Stirling & Slade, Edinburgh; and G. & W. B. Whittaker, London.,
1823..
Plates signed: W. H. Lizars.
An inscription in Latin on the recto of the front flyleaf records the giving of the book in 1832 as a prize at Greenock Grammar School by James Brown to a pupil Duncan (surname removed) for achievment in the Latin class III.
Red leather binding blind stamped with the image of a sailing ship and the motto "Town of Greenock".
Astronomy.
Scotland Edinburgh.