ISBN: 9780521120098

Part B of Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics continues the history of celestial mechanics and observational discovery through the eighteenth and nineteen… Mehr…

Part B of Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics continues the history of celestial mechanics and observational discovery through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It provides a synoptic view of the main developments and furnishes details about the lives, ideas, and interactions of the various astronomers involved. Twelve different authors have contributed their expertise to this book that begins with the reception of Newton's inverse-square law. In the remainder, a large place is given to the development of the mathematical theory of celestial mechanics from Clairaut and Euler to LeVerrier, Newcomb, Hill, and Poincaré. This emphasis is balanced by other chapters on observational discoveries and the rapprochement of observation and theory (for instance, the discovery of Uranus and the asteroids, use of Venus transits to refine solar parallax, introduction of the method of least squares, and the development of planetary and satellite ephemerides). Lists of Further Reading provide entrée to the literature of the several topics. This book will be of great interest to historians of science and astronomers. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>Science>Astronomy>Astronomy, Cambridge University Press Core >1 >T<

2009, ISBN: 9780521120098

Trade paperback, New., Trade paperback (US). 296 p. General History of Astronomy . Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/hig… Mehr…

Trade paperback, New., Trade paperback (US). 296 p. General History of Astronomy . Worked examples or Exercises. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience., Cambridge, [PU: Cambridge University Press]<

2009, ISBN: 9780521120098

Trade paperback, New., Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. General History of Astronomy . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience., Cambridge, [PU:… Mehr…

Trade paperback, New., Trade paperback (US). Contains: Unspecified. General History of Astronomy . Includes unspecified. Intended for professional and scholarly audience., Cambridge, [PU: Cambridge University Press]<

2009, ISBN: 0521120098

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ISBN: 9780521120098

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