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A Treatise on Astronomy, in Which the Elements of the Science Are Deduced in a Natural Order, From the Appearances of the Heavens to an Observer on ... by an Application to the Various Phenomen
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The public to transfer their exclusive encouragement to his own performance; on the contrary, he cannot refrain from giving his suffrage to the real value and obvious utility of the labours of several of his predecessors in this depart ment of science. The eks of Mr. Bonnyeastle, Mrs. Bryan, Mr.' Ferguson, and Dr. Long, are admirably Calculated to conifey'in a popular manner, but in a manner which often' unites familiarity with elegance, a clear and correct state ment of the various facts which Astronomy brings to light, and ingenious explanations of the principal phenomena of the Heavens Among the scientific treatises, those of Dr. Gregory, M. De la Gail/e, and Mr. Professor yince, merit dis.
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The public to transfer their exclusive encouragement to his own performance; on the contrary, he cannot refrain from giving his suffrage to the real value and obvious utility of the labours of several of his predecessors in this depart ment of science. The eks of Mr. Bonnyeastle, Mrs. Bryan, Mr.' Ferguson, and Dr. Long, are admirably Calculated to conifey'in a popular manner, but in a manner which often' unites familiarity with elegance, a clear and correct state ment of the various facts which Astronomy brings to light, and ingenious explanations of the principal phenomena of the Heavens Among the scientific treatises, those of Dr. Gregory, M. De la Gail/e, and Mr. Professor yince, merit dis.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
554 pages, Hardcover
Published February 8, 2018
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Olinthus Gregory
211 booksOlinthus Gilbert Gregory (29 January 1774 – 2 February 1841) was an English mathematician, author and editor.
He was born on 29 January 1774 at Yaxley in Huntingdonshire. Having been educated by Richard Weston, a Leicester botanist, in 1793 he published a treatise, Lessons Astronomical and Philosophical. Having settled at Cambridge in 1796, Gregory first acted as sub-editor on the Cambridge Intelligencer, and then opened a booksellers shop. In 1802 he obtained an appointment as mathematical master at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich through the influence of Charles Hutton, to whose notice he had been brought by a manuscript on the Use of the Sliding Rule; and when Hutton resigned in 1807 Gregory succeeded him in the professorship. Failing health obliged him to retire in 1838, and he died at Woolwich on 2 February 1841.
He was born on 29 January 1774 at Yaxley in Huntingdonshire. Having been educated by Richard Weston, a Leicester botanist, in 1793 he published a treatise, Lessons Astronomical and Philosophical. Having settled at Cambridge in 1796, Gregory first acted as sub-editor on the Cambridge Intelligencer, and then opened a booksellers shop. In 1802 he obtained an appointment as mathematical master at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich through the influence of Charles Hutton, to whose notice he had been brought by a manuscript on the Use of the Sliding Rule; and when Hutton resigned in 1807 Gregory succeeded him in the professorship. Failing health obliged him to retire in 1838, and he died at Woolwich on 2 February 1841.
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