The story of the peasant-boy philosopher, or, "A child gathering pebbles on the sea-shore" : founded on the early life of Ferguson, the shepherd-boy astronomer, and intended to show how a poor lad became acquainted with the principles of natural science / by Henry Mayhew.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Harper and Brothers, 1859Description: 500 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- Child gathering pebbles on the sea-shore
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room | Juvenile | PR4989.M48 S86 1859 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31560000049904 |
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The childhood biography of the Astronomer Fergusons fictionized for the youg yeader 1850s.
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