James Ferguson

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.

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Who was born first?

• James Ferguson and Johann II Bernoulli were born the same year
• James Ferguson and Thomas Reid were born the same year
• James Ferguson and Thomas Simpson were born the same year
• James Ferguson and William Cullen were born the same year
• James Ferguson was born 1 year before Ruđer Josip Bošković

Timeline

1. James Ferguson (this page)April 25, 1710 – November 1776
2. Johann II BernoulliMay 28, 1710 – July 17, 1790
3. Thomas ReidApril 26, 1710 – October 7, 1796
4. Thomas SimpsonAugust 20, 1710 – May 14, 1761
5. William CullenApril 15, 1710 – February 5, 1790
6. Ruđer Josip BoškovićMay 18, 1711 – February 13, 1787

Related

• Leonardo da VinciApril 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519
• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Galileo GalileiFebruary 15, 1564 – January 8, 1642
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Archimedescirca 287 BC – 212 BC