[154] Fiorini, op. cit., pp. 414-415.
[155] A noted French geometrician, professor of mathematics at the Collège Royal de France, and at l’Académie d’Architecture, 1640-1718.
[156] Fiorini, op. cit., p. 415.
[157] Fiorini, op. cit., pp. 431-432.
[158] Fiorini, op. cit., pp. 410-414.
[159] Ferguson, James. Select mechanical exercises with a short account of the life of the author by himself. London, 1773; “Ferguson, James.” (In: A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen, originally edited by Robert Chambers, revised by Rev. Thos. Thompson. London, 1856.); “Ferguson, James.” (In: Dictionary of National Biography.) The last two articles contain extensive references to Ferguson’s works, many of which are of a high order of merit.
