The story of the peasant-boy philosopher, or, "A child gathering pebbles on the sea-shore"
Subtitle: (founded on the early life of Ferguson, the shepherd-boy astronomer, and intended to show how a poor lad became acquainted with the principles of natural science)
By: by Henry Mayhew, author of "The wonders of science"
Contributors: Gilbert, John, 1817-1897, illustrator; Vizetelly, Henry, 1820-1894, engraver
Edition: Fifth edition.
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: George Routledge and Sons
Published: 1868
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 484
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; Astronomers; Science; Experiments; Constellations
Other titles: Story of the peasant-boy philosopher; Child gathering pebbles on the sea-shore; Peasant boy philosopher
Notes: Includes a map of constellations.

Illustrations engraved by H. Vizetelly drawn after J.G. (i.e. Sir John Gilbert).

Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.