Shifting the Earth : the mathematical quest to understand the motion of the universe /

"Combining history, astronomy, and philosophy, this insightful book demonstrates how mathematics evolved and was used to explain planetary movements based on centuries of manual observations and careful data collection. Historical and social contexts behind the mathematical advances are provide...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mazer, Arthur, 1958-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.
Temas:
Kepler's laws.
Motion.
Celestial mechanics.
Motion
Lois de Kepler.
Mouvement.
Mécanique céleste.
motion.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Celestial mechanics
Kepler's laws
Himmelsmechanik
Mathematisches Modell
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SHIFTING THE EARTH; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 PERFECTION; 2 PERFECTIONISTS; A Tour of Athens; Plato's Challenge; Eudoxus' Universe; The Math (a mathematical presentation requiring linear algebra); 3 THE ICONOCLAST; Insanity; A Disturbing Insight; Aristarchus and On the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon (a mathematical presentation requiring trigonometry); 4 INSTIGATORS; A Heavy Hand; Patriarchs; The Irony; Fun; Apollonius' Osculating Circle and the Ellipse (a mathematical presentation requiring calculus); Fun's Harvest; 5 RETROGRADE; The Imperial Theocracy.

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