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Venus Seen on the Sun : the First Observation of a Transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks /
This text by Jeremiah Horrocks is his accurate prediction and the first observation of a significant astronomical event, and his analysis and comments on the changing nature and pactices of astronomy between Galileo and Newton in the 17th century.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Latín |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2012.
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| Colección: | History of science and medicine library ;
v. 29. History of science and medicine library. Medieval and early modern science ; v. 18. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Introduction; Venus Seen on the Sun or An Astronomical Treatise on A Most Noble Conjunction of the Sun and Venus, on the 24th day of November 1639; Chapter One The Occasion, Utility, and Excellence of this Observation; Chapter Two The Manner and History of m y Observation; Chapter Three What Others Observed or Could Have Observed of this Conjunction; Chapter Four It is Proved that the Spot Observed by Us Was Really Venus Herself; Chapter Five An Investigation of the Apparent Longitude and Latitude of Venus from the Center of the Sun.
- Chapter Six Change of the Apparent Place of Venus into the TrueChapter Seven An Inquiry into the Time and Place of the True Conjunction of the Sun and Venus; Chapter Eight Demonstration of the Node of Venus; Chapter Nine The Beginning, Middle, End, and Magnitude of This Transit; Chapter Ten A Consideration of the Calculations of Astronomers on the Foregoing; Chapter Eleven The Calculations of Copernicus; Chapter Twelve The Calculation of Lansberge; Chapter Thirteen The Calculation of Longomontanus; Chapter Fourteen The Calculation of Kepler.
- Chapter Fifteen Corrections of the Rudolphine NumbersChapter Sixteen On the Diameter of Venus; Chapter Seventeen On the Diameters of the Rest of the Planets, the Proportion of the Celestial Spheres, and the Parallax of the Sun; Chapter Eighteen The Planets are Dark Bodies; Bibliography; Index.