'The double Chronological Spiral of Events. Written by James Ferguson...'
'The double Chronological Spiral of Events. Written by James Ferguson, July 9th, 1776--in the 66 year of his Age', a valueless list of some events from the Creation to the death of sir Isaac Newton in 1727, in two opposite concentric spirals. There are also a few notes on Old Testament prophecies.
Dates
- Creation: Written in A.D. 1776 by J. Ferguson
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. f. 2, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. hist. f. 2
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20374
Abstract
'The double Chronological Spiral of Events. Written by James Ferguson...'
Biographical / Historical
James Ferguson (1710-1776) was an astronomer.
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 30484
Immediate Source of Acquisition
'E donis W. H. Bliss' about 1860-70. Referenced in 1887.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
one leaf about 5 × 3 1/4 in. in a glazed frame 5 3/4 × 4 in., the whole in a padded wood and cloth box, 6 3/4 × 5 in.
Subject
- Title
- 'The double Chronological Spiral of Events. Written by James Ferguson...'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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