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

• Main Author: Steele, John M. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
• Subjects: 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...