| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 516 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Spheres and circles -- The Ptolemaic universe --Developments in geocentric astronomy -- The heliocentric universe --Tycho Brahe, Kepler and the ellipse -- Galileo, the telescope, and Keplarian astronomy -- The universal theory of gravitation -- Celestial mechanics -- The asteroids and the outer planets -- New methods --Mercury and Relativity |
| Summary |
Since Babylonian times, a great deal of effort has been put into trying to predict and explain the motions of the sun, moon, and planets. This book describes the theories of planetary motion that have been developed through the ages, emphasizing the interaction between progress in astronomy and mathematics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 475-501) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Mathematics -- History
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Astronomy -- History
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Astronomy
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Astronomy -- Mathematics
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Sterrenkunde.
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Wiskundige methoden.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780511211096 |
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0511211090 |
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9780521827508 |
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0521827507 |
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0511207514 |
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9780511207518 |
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0511212860 |
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9780511212864 |
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0511214677 |
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9780511214677 |
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0511216467 |
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9780511216466 |
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1280540877 |
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9781280540875 |
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9786610540877 |
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661054087X |
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