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	James Ferguson (1710-1776) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Ferguson (25 April 1710 – 17 November 1776) was a Scottish astronomer and instrument maker.
		He wrote various papers for the Royal Society of London, of which he became a fellow in 1763, devised astronomical and mechanical models, and in 1748 began to give public lectures on experimental philosophy.
		It is, however, as the inventor and improver of astronomical and other scientific apparatus, and as a striking instance of self-education, that he claims a place among the most remarkable men of science of his country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Ferguson_(1710-1776) (639 words)

	Scientists of that Period
		Edmond Halley was an astronomer of the 17
		James Ferguson was a Scottish mechanician and astronomer of the 18th century, who's life story inspired The Story of the Peasant-Boy Philosopher, by Henry Mayhew (1857).
		His achievements include: constructing an Astronomical rotula for showing the motions of the planets, places of the sun and moon, being a fellow of the Royal Society from 1763 and writing various papers for the society, devising astronomical models and giving public lectures on experimental philosophy.
	www.abdn.ac.uk /~u01ikl2/px2013/app.php?section=scientists (137 words)

	Ferguson Orrery Clock (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ferguson's remarkable design demonstrates many of the important aspects of the monthly and annual movements of the Earth and Moon.
		Ferguson used many variations of the Orrery type-models in his extensive lecture tours in the period 1761-74 and we reproduce two of his mechanisms, plus a third modern version.
		The third variation of Ferguson's Orrery we offer is a skeletonised version of a full Orrery powered by an electric motor to give a 22 second Moon orbit of the Earth (the other 5 planets still maintain their relative speeds, but at an increased rate).
	www.devonclocks.com /ferguson.html (417 words)

	Significant Scots - James Ferguson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Afterwards I began to read astronomical lectures on an orrery which I made, and of which the figures of all the wheel-work are contained in the 6th and 7th plates of this book.
		Ferguson was honoured with the royal bounty, which he himself mentions, through the mere zeal of king George III.
		His son, Mr Murdoch Ferguson, was a surgeon, and attempted to settle at Bury, staid but a little while, went to sea, was cast away, and lost his all, a little before his father’s death, but found himself in no bad plight after that event.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/other/ferguson_james.htm (4577 words)

	Ferguson James 1710 1776 James Ferguson papers, circa 1740-1776. AIP International Catalog of Sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ferguson James 1710 1776 James Ferguson papers, circa 1740-1776.
		James Ferguson (1710-1776) was a Scottish philosopher, astronomer and engineer.
		1769-1775, by Ferguson, relating to his work and other scientific matters; drawings, pencil sketches, charts, and tables, both printed and original, dating from approximately the 1740s, of astronomical and mechanical discoveries and inventions by Ferguson and others; and materials about Ferguson including maps, clippings, engravings of portraits of Ferguson, and other items.
	www.aip.org /history/catalog/icos/6698.html (99 words)

	BACHE1
		Assistant James Ferguson was the candidate preferred by Secretary of the Treasury.
		Ferguson was his primary rival for the position of Superintendent and became a thorn in Bache's side for many years.
		The dashed hopes of James Ferguson certainly contributed to this rancor, but the primary cause seemed to have been that he was an outsider who had shouldered his way into the Survey.
	www.lib.noaa.gov /edocs/BACHE1.htm (8593 words)

	C Biographies
		He was physician and astronomer and rediscovered the sunspots.
		Ferguson was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1710.
		Ferguson died in 1867 or 1868, Minor Planet (1745) Ferguson is named in his honor.
	www.plicht.de /chris/files/f.htm (2975 words)

	Overview of James Ferguson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This together with his enthusiasm and clear explanations of his subject ensured Ferguson great popularity, speaking around the country and gaining a reputation as one of the foremost lecturers of his time.
		His publications include Astronomical Tables (1763), Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles (1756, edited by Sir David Brewster in 1811), together with a paper on the phenomena of the Harvest Moon.
		He invented a tide dial, astronomical clocks and a device to explain a solar eclipse, known as an elipsarion.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst2378.html (349 words)

	Famous Fergussons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Adam Ferguson (1723 - 1816): Scottish Philosopher and Historian, born in Perthshire.
		James Ferguson (1710 - 1776): Scottish Astronomer born in Banffshire.
		Patrick Ferguson (1744 - 1780): In 1776 invented an early breech loading rifle which was used successfully by British infantry at the battle of Brandywine (1777) to defeat the Americans.
	www.dfmac.demon.co.uk /Hobbies/Fergus.html (378 words)

	Historical Observations and Global Expeditions
		Astronomical Observations made, by Appointment of the Royal Society, at King George's Island in the South Sea; by Mr.
		The astronomer Pierre-César Jules Janssen devises a "photographic revolver" to capture the moment of Venus passing between the sun and the earth.
		Irish astronomer Sir Robwert Stawell Ball's observation of the 1882 transit of Venus at Dunsink.
	www.transitofvenus.org /historic.htm (2780 words)

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		Astronomers and Inventors from the North-East of England.
		Calthrop, J.E. James Ferguson, the astronomer, and the Ferguson relics.
		Czenakal, V.L. The astronomical instruments of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the museums of the U.S.S.R. Vistas in Astronomy 9 (1967) 53-77.
	www.europa.com /~telscope/jrnlbibl.txt (13382 words)

	Green Witch Orreries
		Created by Paul Kellar M.B.E. these 2004 orreries are made combining two of James Ferguson’s designs (circa 1763), which are a working representation of the Earth and Moon system, and include all of the planets known at that time.
		(Ferguson’s earth/moon gear ratio of 235:19 is the Metonic cycle of 235 lunations in 19 years).
		James Ferguson was born in Keith, Scotland in 1710, he was a self-taught scientist and astronomer.
	www.greenwich-observatory.co.uk /acatalog/Orreries.html (634 words)

	New Lands: A Hypertext Edition of Charles Hoy Fort's Book
		He lavishes — the great astronomer Leverrier, buried for months in profound meditations — the dramatic moment — Leverrier rises from his calculations and points to the sky — "Lo!" there a new planet is found.
		A year went by, and not an astronomer in the world knew a planet when he saw one: then Lexell did find out that the supposed comet was a planet.
		The astronomers explain that, though in finer terms, the mutual effects of three planets can not be determined, so dominant is the power of the sun that all other effects are negligible.
	www.resologist.net /lands102.htm (3169 words)

	James Ferguson
		FERGUSON, James, civil engineer and astronomer, born in Perthshire, Scotland, 31 August 1797" died in Washington, D. C., 26 September 1867.
		While holding this last office he discovered three asteroids, for which he was awarded the astronomical prize medal by the Academy of sciences of France in 1854, and again, by the same institution, in 1860.
		Professor Ferguson was a contributor to Gould's "Astronomical Journal" and to the " Astronomisehe Nachrichten "; also to the "Episcopal Church Review" and other magazines.
	www.famousamericans.net /jamesferguson (283 words)

	Converted WP file glengyle
		James of Glengyle, a seaman, d 21.12.1770, bur Glengyle.
		Ferguson b 1787 or 8, d Luss 1850.
		the historical James Mor with the James of the IGI marriage.
	www.wardjc.com /glengyle.htm (8169 words)

	Historical Clocks and Instruments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		James Ferguson was a well respected self-taught scientist, astronomer and lecturer.
		Born in Keith, Scotland, he moved to London in 1743 and established himself as a successful lecturer and author.
		He designed several astronomical clocks and orreries, mainly for use in his lectures, and published many pamphlets and books on scientific subjects...
	www.devonclocks.com /clocks.html (371 words)

	James Ferguson (astronomer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		James Ferguson (August 31, 1797 - September 26, 1867) was an American astronomer born in Scotland who made the first discovery of an asteroid in North America.
		The asteroid 1745 Ferguson was later named in his honour.
		This page was last modified 22:11, 24 May 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Ferguson_(astronomer) (81 words)

	JAMES FERGUSON - LoveToKnow Article on JAMES FERGUSON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		(171o1776), Scottish mechanician and astronomer, was born near Rothiemay in Banffshire on the 25th of April 1710, of parents in very humble circumstances.
		Subsequently he settled at Inverness, where he drew up his Astronomical Rotula for showing the motions of the planets, places of the sun and moon, andc., and in 1743 went to London, which was his home for the rest of his life.
		Fergusons principal publications are Astronomical Tables (1763); Lectures on Select Subjects (1st ed., 1761, edited by Sir David Brewster in 1805); Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newtons Principles (1756, edited by Sir David Brewster in 1811); and Select Mechanical Exercises, with a Short Account of the Life of the Author, written by himself (1773).
	www.1911ency.org /F/FE/FERGUSON_JAMES.htm (600 words)

	Joseph Wright of Derby Biography
		The interests of the Society represented a microcosm of the European movement of the 'Enlightment' which, during the 17th and 18th centuries, radically transformed man's view of himself, in relation to his place in the universal order, and to God, through developments in intellectual, philosophical, religious and scientific thought and related literature.
		Wright and Whitehurst were therefore similiarly concerned with Newtonian physics and philosophy and the latter's experience as a clockmaker would also have enabled him to advise his friend on the operation of the Orrery.
		Ferguson made scientic instruments, including the Orrery, in his London workshop and also travelled the country giving lectures.
	www.mezzo-mondo.com /arts/mm/wright/wright.html (1262 words)

	Fathom :: The Source for Online Learning
		Edmond Halley was the distinguished British astronomer particularly celebrated for determining the orbits of 24 comets that appeared between 1537 and 1698.
		Halley's major achievement in astronomical prediction was to improve on the mathematical tables of solar and lunar motion, from which eclipses are predicted and which had not changed since the tenth-century Arabian astronomer Albategnius (al-Battani) corrected Claudius Ptolemy's tables.
		The prediction was calculated from the tables of the French astronomer Abbi de la Caille, who with Cesar Frangois Cassini de Thury, son of the well-known French cartographer Jacques Cassini, revised the arc of the Paris meridian in 1740.
	www.fathom.com /feature/122028 (2389 words)

	FERGUSON, JAMES (1710-... - Online Information article about FERGUSON, JAMES (1710-...
		JAMES (1710-1776), Scottish mechanician and astronomer, was See also:
		It is, however, as the inventor and improver of astronomical and other scientific apparatus, and as a striking instance of self-See also:
		Ferguson's principal publications are Astronomical Tables (1763); Lectures on Select Subjects (1st ed., 1761, edited by See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /FAT_FLA/FERGUSON_JAMES_1710_1776_.html (917 words)

	The Demise of the Firmament
		He was the first modern astronomer of note to portray an infinite, heliocentric universe, with the stars scattered at varying distances throughout infinite space.
		If this is ignored, the writings and beliefs of early theologians and astronomers become incomprehensible, and much of the symbolic meaning of medieval art, architecture and literature is lost.
		The Church's commitment to the concept of a rigid firmament in the sky was demonstrated and reinforced by the tradition of incorporating elaborate domes and arches in prominent buildings.
	www.sentex.net /~tcc/fdemise.html (1846 words)

	Adler / Historical Collections / Transit of Venus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Astronomers raced to the far corners of the Earth to see them, from sunny Tahiti to frigid Siberia.
		Astronomers at particular locations on Earth view a transit from slightly different vantage points, creating distinct angles and chord lengths for the transit paths that they observe from their individual locations.
		James Ferguson wrote one of the first popular textbooks for astronomy.
	www.adlerplanetarium.org /history/exhibits/transit-of-venus/index.shtml (1772 words)

	Venus transit links us to early astronomers - Space.com - MSNBC.com
		This engraving by James Ferguson from a 1790 astronomy text shows the locations from which the transit of Venus could be observed on June 6, 1761, and local times at which the transit began and ended.
		Nonetheless, elaborate expeditions which were mounted to observe the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769 provided astronomers with their first good value for the distance of the Earth to the sun (called an astronomical unit).
		A little-known young English astronomer, Jeremiah Horrocks, carefully examined Kepler’s tables and came to the conclusion that another transit of Venus was to occur on Dec. 4, 1639.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/5085379 (1675 words)

	orreries UK
		The wheelwork of Ferguson's 'Mechanical Paradox', as it came to be called, was a simplified version of the arrangement commonly employed in orreries to produce parallel motion by three equal gears, plus a slow advance or regression.
		Ferguson designed a variant of Dr. Franklin’s famous three-wheelcd clock for which he received acclaim.
		The portrait of James Ferguson F.R.S. is from the frontpiece of the posthumous second edition (1778) of his 'Select Mechanical Exercises', incorporating a portrait based on the Townsend print published in 1776.
	www.shopping-emporium-uk.com /orreries/orrerys_info.htm (1779 words)

	George Glazer Gallery - Guide to Globe Makers
		James Ferguson of London was a traveling lecturer and maker of instruments, including globes.
		Early in 1756, Ferguson moved into new premises in the Strand and at the sign of "The Globe" but in 1757, Ferguson transferred his globe trade, including the Senex globe gores, to the scientific instrument maker and lecturer Benjamin Martin (1704-1782).
		James Wilson (1763-1855), a Bradford, Vermont farmer and flsmith by trade, is the father of American globe making.
	www.georgeglazer.com /globes/globeref/globemakers.html (5870 words)

	Famous Scottish Technologists and Scientists - F - The IET
		Invention included tide dial, a wide range of astronomical clocks and "elipsarion" illustrating main features of the solar eclipse.
		Working with James Young, made improvements in the measurement of the velocity of light and in range finding.
		Built an orrery based on Ferguson's and in 1832 built his "grand orrery", now on display in Glasgow's Museum of Transport.
	www.iee.org /TheIEE/Locations/SEC/Famous/sts_f.cfm?PrintVersion=true (401 words)

	Ferguson Minor Planet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		(1745) Ferguson = 1941 SY Discovered 1941 Sept. 17 by J.E. Willis at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington.
		Named in honor of James Ferguson (1797-1867), a civil engineer, member of the Northwest Boundary Survey, assistant in the U.S. Coast Survey, and from 1848-1867 an astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory on the 9.6 inch refractor.
		He made the first discovery of a minor planet in America in Sept. 1854, namely (31) Euphrosyne, and later discovered (50) Virginia and (60) Echo.
	ad.usno.navy.mil /wds/history/fergusonmp.html (91 words)

	Scots and Scots Descendants - F
		Ferguson attended the University of Glasgow for two seasons and then was employed in the land surveys of Great Britain.
		Was in Denver 3 years, in Neb. 3 years and later in Ottumwa, IA whence came to Chicago in 1888; in 1898 established the William Ferguson Foundry Co. which changed in 1903 to present style of Ferguson and Lange Foundry Co., mfrs of light and heavy castings, of which is pres.
		At the age of fifteen, James Earl was sent to study at the Art Institute in Chicago.
	www.chicago-scots.org /clubs/History/names-F.htm (8018 words)

	Transit of Venus - 18th Century
		James Ferguson redrew the "MAPPMONDE" with the Greenwich Meridian and during the transit he viewed the event with others from the roof top of the British Museum London.
		He is better known for his lectures on astronomy and the models and orreries he used to give a better understanding of the cosmos.
		Astronomer and map maker Joseph Nicolas Delisle played an important part in the life of another French astronomer Charles Messier who he hired in 1751 as a draughtsman.
	www.melbourneobservatory.com /18thCentury.htm (895 words)

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