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Select mechanical exercises : shewing how to construct different clocks, orreries, and sun-dials, on plain and easy principles : with several miscellaneous articles, and new tables ... : to which is prefixed, a short account of the life of the author

by: Ferguson, James, 1710-1776; Lodge, John, -1796; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Strahan, William, 1715-1785; Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802

Publication date: 1773

Topics: Industrial arts, Horology, Clocks and watches, Sundials, Planetariums

Publisher: London : Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell ...

Collection: getty; americana

Contributor: Getty Research Institute

Language: English

Errata: p. [1] following p. xliii

Plates engraved by John Lodge, mostly after Ferguson's designs; plate I engraved after Benjamin Franklin

Library copy has preliminary pages bound at the end

Bound in old marbled paper-covered boards; gilt leather spine and corners; marbled edges; bookplate reading "Ex libris CCC" on front pastedown

Notes

No copyright page found.

Addeddate: 2015-10-07 15:52:15.428624

Associated-names: Lodge, John, -1796; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Strahan, William, 1715-1785; Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802

Bookplateleaf: 0006

Call number: 9924283510001551

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Digital_item: 20

External-identifier: urn:oclc:record:1069629930

Foldout_seconds: 411812

Foldoutcount: 9

Identifier: selectmechanical00ferg

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t91870j43

Invoice: 101

Full catalog record: MARCXML

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Reviewer: marty.mangold@gmail.com - - May 1, 2018
Subject: Marvelous Piece of Work

A quick browse shows this book to be beautifully illustrated and full of lively text. Benjamin Franklin quips about men from Edinboro, and Mr. Ferguson is from there, according to his autobiographical sketch here The illustrations and text are beautiful: for me a wonderful introduction to the Internet Archive.

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