Mayhew, Henry,  1812-1887, <br/><br/>
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 / 
 Child gathering pebbles on the sea-shore 
by Henry Mayhew. 
 - 500 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates :  illustrations ;  18 cm 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Ferguson, James, 1710-1776 --Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Astronomers--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Science--Experiments--Juvenile fiction.<br/>Constellations--Juvenile fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Physics United Kingdom Biography historic Timekeeper (general)