Found 2 collections related to Astronomers

James Ferguson (1710-1776) was a Scottish philosopher, astronomer and engineer. Collection consists of scrapbook containing letters, ca. 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. less

Johann Elert Bode (1747-1826) was a German astronomer. Collection consists of astronomical notes and observations, chiefly made in Berlin. Includes a treatise on astronomical clocks; notes to Euler's Theoria Motuum Planetarum et Cometarum, to Lalande's Astronomie, and to Bohnenberger's Geographicshe Ortsbestimmung; and observations of comets. less