Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon’s Motion (1691-1757)

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Steele, John M. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Σειρά: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; History.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Physics.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

Historians of astronomy, historians of the ancient world, and astronomers will be enriched by the unique and captivating topics covered in this book. This volume contains the first detailed study of the use of ancient and medieval astronomical observations in order to investigate the moon’s secular...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Edmond Halley’s Discovery of the Secular Acceleration of the Moon
• 3. A Forgotten Episode in the History of the Secular Acceleration: William Whiston, Arthur Ashley Sykes and the Eclipse of Phlegon
• 4. The Gradual Acceptance of the Existence of the Secular Acceleration During the 1740s
• 5. Eighteenth Century Views of Ancient Astronomy
• 6. The First Detailed Study of the Moon’s Secular Acceleration: Richard Dunthorne
• 7. An Integrated Approach: Tobias Mayer
• 8. The Final Synthesis: Jérôme Lalande
• 9. Epilogue
• References
• Index.