James Ferguson (25 April 1710 – 17 November 1776) was a Scottish astronomer, instrument and globe maker. After his father taught him to write, he was sent at the age of seven for three months to the grammar school at Keith and that was all the formal education he ever received. Source
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Astronomy, Early works to 1800, Mechanics, Optics, Sundials, Globes, Eclipses, Electricity, Perspective, Early works to 1850, Science, Physics, Astronomers, Biography, Celestial globes, Clocks and watches, Electrostatics, Hydrostatics, Industrial arts, Mathematics, Planetariums, Pneumatics, Trigonometry, Analytic Mechanics, Astronomical instrumentsPeople
James Ferguson (1710-1776), Isaac Newton (1642-1727), Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727), Jeremiah Horrocks (1617?-1641,)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL116016A
- ISNI: 0000000121254104
- VIAF: 27271796
- Wikidata: Q558101
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q558101
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| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
| March 20, 2015 | Edited by KirstinM | added author photo and Wikipedia link, changed name to natural order |
| March 20, 2015 | Edited by KirstinM | Added new photo |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |