James Ferguson (Scottish astronomer)
James Ferguson was a Scottish astronomer. He is known as the inventor and improver of astronomical and other scientific apparatus, as a striking instance of self education and as an itinerant lecturer.
James Ferguson (1710-1776)
Title page of a 1757 copy of Ferguson's "Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles and Made Easy for Those Who Have Not Studied Mathematics"
Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton’s Principles, 1764
Table of contents for "Astronomy Explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles and Made Easy for Those Who Have Not Studied Mathematics"
Banffshire or the County of Banff is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is Buckie to the west. It borders the Moray Firth to the north, Morayshire and Inverness-shire to the west, and Aberdeenshire to the east and south.
Sheriff Court and County Hall, the former headquarters of Banff County Council
Ben Rinnes
Cullen House, Banffshire
Banff