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James Ferguson

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Scottish astronomer (1710-1776)

Person · Open Library

Born
25 April 1710
Died
17 November 1776
Works
106

Top works

  • The art of drawing in perspective made easy
  • The description and use of the astronomical rotula
  • Plates illustrating a new edition of Ferguson Lectures on mechanics, hydrostatics, hydraulics, pneumatics, optics, geography, astronomy, and dialling
  • The use of a new orrery
  • A short account of the life of James Ferguson

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
69
Total plays
340

James Ferguson has tried to create a fusion of new and existing songs for worship that use folk rock, contemporary and gospel to create an album that can be enjoyed by various interests and backgrounds. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/James+Ferguson">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Family name
Ferguson
Gender
male
Place of birth
Keith
Place of death
Edinburgh
Occupation
astronomer
Languages spoken
English language
Image
James Ferguson.jpg
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Commons category
James Ferguson (1710-1776)
date of birth
1710-04-25
date of death
1776-11-16
different from
James Ferguson
Commons Creator page
James Ferguson
has works in the collection
Yale Center for British Art
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