James Ferguson
Scottish astronomer
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- 1710–1776
Updated September 2026
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About 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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