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Authorised form of nameFerguson; James (1710 - 1776)
Dates1710 - 1776
NationalityBritish
Place of birthThe Core of Mayen, near Rothiemay, Banffshire, Scotland
Date of birth25 April 1710
Place of death4 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London
Date of death16 November 1776
DatesAndPlacesBurial:
St Marylebone churchyard, London
Research fieldAstronomy
Instrument making
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election24/11/1763
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
A D Atkinson, 'Dr Johnson and the Royal Society' in NR 1953 vol 10 pp 131-138
John R Millburn, 'Benjamin Martin and the Royal Society' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 15-23
Patricia Rothman, 'By "the light of his own mind": the story of James Ferguson, astronomer' in NR 2000 vol 54 pp 33-45
Notes:
Some words on election certificate partly obliterated by damage
CodeNA2399
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1763/11Ferguson, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/001390Ferguson, Jamesnd
IM/001391Ferguson, Jamesnd
L&P/5/66/1Letter, 'Of an instrument for showing the places of the sun and moon, and the times of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites' from James Ferguson to the Royal Society1 December 1768
L&P/4/371Paper, 'Of Blakey's steam-engine' from James Ferguson to James Douglas19 March 1767
L&P/1/470Paper, 'The phenomena of Venus shown in an orrery' by James Ferguson1746
L&P/1/277Plate, 'Of the moon, an engraved plate' from James Ferguson to Martin Folkes1745
L&P/4/340/1Letter, 'Of a clock showing the age and phases of the Moon and the tides' from James Ferguson to Charles Morton23 March 1766
L&P/2/527Letter, 'Of his eclipse machine and an error in his description thereof' from James Ferguson to George Parker8 July 1754
L&P/4/282Paper, 'Of a small orerry invented by J F' by James Ferguson 1765
L&P/3/299Paper, 'Of a machine shown to illustrate the tides and astronomical problems' by James Ferguson1758
L&P/4/346Letter, 'On Blakey's fire engine; On Mungo Murray's astronomical clock; Of a contrivance for steaming a limb in bed' from James Ferguson to James Douglas20 November 1766
L&P/5/265Letter, 'Configuration in a bottle' from James Ferguson to Matthew Maty19 December 1771
L&P/4/258Paper, 'Concerning the axial motion of the Moon' from James Ferguson to George Parker18 April 1765
L&P/4/205Paper, 'Observations of the lunar eclipse of 17 March at Liverpool' by James Ferguson2 April 1764
L&P/4/340Paper, 'Of a clock showing the age and phases of the Moon and the tides' by James Ferguson 23 March 1766
L&P/4/340/2Plate, unnamed [A clock showing the age and phases of the Moon and the tides - exterior and interior] by James Ferguson1766
L&P/5/66Paper, 'Of an instrument for showing the places of the sun and moon, and the times of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites' by James Ferguson1 December 1768
L&P/4/279Letter, 'Of an improved barometer' from James Ferguson to Thomas Birch8 November 1765
L&P/6/72Letter, 'On the atmosphere' from James Ferguson to Matthew Maty24 November 1774
L&P/4/402Paper, 'A new method of constructing sundials for any use' by James Ferguson1767
L&P/2/481Paper, 'Of a mechanism for exhibiting the time, duration and quantity of solar sclipses' by James Ferguson1754
L&P/4/160Letter, 'Of a curious fish' from James Ferguson to Thomas Birch5 May 1763
L&P/4/169Letter, 'Eclipse of the Sun 1 April 1764' from James Ferguson to George Parker16 November 1763
P/0285Portrait of an unknown gentleman
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