Name: The General History of Astronomy: Volume 2, Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics von Rene Taton (Alexandre Koyre Research Centre, Paris)
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The General History of Astronomy: Volume 2, Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics Zusammenfassung

The General History of Astronomy: Volume 2, Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics Rene Taton (Alexandre Koyre Research Centre, Paris)

Part B of Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics is the sequel to Part A and continues the history of celestial mechanics and observational discovery through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Twelve different authors have contributed their expertise in some eighteen chapters, each of them intended to be accessible to the interested layman. An initial section deals with stages in the reception of Newton's inverse square law as exact. In the remainder of the book a large place is given to the development of the mathematical theory of celestial mechanics from Clairaut and Euler to LeVerrier, Newcomb, Hill and Poincare a topic rarely treated, at once synoptically and in some detail. Lists of further reading provide entree to the literature of these several topics.

The General History of Astronomy: Volume 2, Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics Bewertungen

Review of the hardback: ' this is a very comprehensive and high quality work on the history of astronomy This series will be a very interesting collection for everybody, scientist, student and amateur, who is interested in the general history of astronomy.' Reviews of Astronomical Tools
Review of the hardback: 'This book illustrates perfectly the skill of the modern astronomical historian. The list of editors and authors reads like a who's who in the subject and the 17 essays provide an excellent secondary source.' Carole Stott, New Scientist
Review of the hardback: ' when read as an historical introduction to the study of the subject this book could provide the background necessary to fully understand advanced and modern celestial mechanics.' Irish Astronomical Journal
Review of the hardback: ' all of the chapters are of a high scholarly standard and one feels that the authors have done their best to make their material accessible without too much recourse to mathematics, which is no mean achievement when writing a history of celestial mechanics.' Allan Chapman, Endeavour
Review of the hardback: 'This is a scholarly and well-produced book.' Alan Chapman, Webb Society Reviews

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part V. Early Phases in the Reception of Newton's Theory: 14. The vortex theory in competition with Newtonian celestial dynamics Eric J. Aiton; 15. The shape of the Earth Seymour L. Chapin; 16. Clairaut and the motion of the lunar apse: The inverse-square law undergoes a test Craig B. Waff; 17. The precession of the equinoxes from Newton to d'Alembert and Euler Curtis Wilson; 18. The solar tables of Lacaille and the lunar tables of Mayer Eric G. Forbes and Curtis Wilson; 19. Predicting the mid-eighteenth-century return of Halley's Comet Craig B. Waff; Part VI. Celestial Mechanics During the Eighteenth Century: 20. The problem of perturbation analytically treated: Euler, Clairaut, d'Alembert Curtis Wilson; 21. The work of Lagrange in celestial mechanics Curtis Wilson; 22. Laplace Bruno Morando; Part VII. Observational Astronomy and the Application of Theory in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century: 23. Measuring solar parallax: The Venus transits of 1761 and 1769 and their nineteenthcentury sequels Albert Van Helden; 24. The discovery of Uranus, the Titius-Bode and the asteroids Michael Hoskin; 25. Eighteenthand nineteenth century developments in the theory and practice of orbit determination Brian G. Marsden; 26. The introduction of statistical reasoning into astronomy: from Newton to Poincare Oscar Sheynin; 27. Astronomy and the theory of errors: from the method of averages to the method of least squares F. Schmeidler; Part VIII. The Development of Theory During the Nineteenth Century: 28. The golden age of celestial mechanics Bruno Morando; Part IX. The Application of Celestial Mechanics to the Solar System to the End of the Nineteenth Century: 29. Three centuries of lunar and planetary ephemerides and tables Bruno Morando; 30. Satellite ephemerides to 1900 Yoshihide Kozai; Illustrations; Combined index for Parts 2A and 2B.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR008528115

ISBN 13

9780521351683

ISBN 10

0521351685

Titel

The General History of Astronomy: Volume 2, Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics Rene Taton (Alexandre Koyre Research Centre, Paris)

Autor

Rene Taton (Alexandre Koyre Research Centre, Paris)

Serien

General History of Astronomy

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Gebundene Ausgabe

Verlag

Cambridge University Press

Datum

1995-08-10

Anzahl der Seiten

295

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