World: James Ferguson's planetary phases diagram, from his Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles, 1756

James Ferguson (25 April 1710 – 17 November 1776) was a Scottish astronomer, instrument and globe maker.

It is as the inventor and improver of astronomical and other scientific apparatus, and as a striking instance of self-education, that he claims a place among the most remarkable men of science of his country.

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