From Eudoxus to Einstein : a history of mathematical astronomy /

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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 math...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Linton, C. M. (Christopher M.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Temas:
Astronomy > Mathematics > History.
Astronomy > History.
Astronomie > Mathématiques > Histoire.
Astronomie > Histoire.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Astronomy
Astronomy > Mathematics
Sterrenkunde.
Wiskundige methoden.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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