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Planetary motions : a historical perspective (2006)

Hetherington, Norriss S. 1942-

Westport, Conn. [u.a.] : Greenwood Press

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Format: XVI, 224 S , Ill., graph. Darst

Edition: 1. publ.

ISBN: 9780313332418 , 031333241X

Series Statement: Greenwood guides to great ideas in science

Content: An introduction to the history of science -- Babylonian planetary astronomy -- Plato and saving the phenomena -- Eudoxus and concentric spheres -- Eccentrics and epicycles -- Equivalence -- Astronomy and physics -- Saving the phenomena quantitatively -- Ptolemy's exposition of mathematical astronomy -- Reality or mathematical fiction? -- The greatest astronomer of antiquity or the greatest fraud in the history of science? -- Islamic planetary astronomy -- Revival in the west -- Copernicus and planetary motions -- The Copernican revolution -- Breaking the circle -- Isaac Newton and gravity -- The Newtonian revolution

Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index , An introduction to the history of science -- Babylonian planetary astronomy -- Plato and saving the phenomena -- Eudoxus and concentric spheres -- Eccentrics and epicycles -- Equivalence -- Astronomy and physics -- Saving the phenomena quantitatively -- Ptolemy's exposition of mathematical astronomy -- Reality or mathematical fiction? -- The greatest astronomer of antiquity or the greatest fraud in the history of science? -- Islamic planetary astronomy -- Revival in the west -- Copernicus and planetary motions -- The Copernican revolution -- Breaking the circle -- Isaac Newton and gravity -- The Newtonian revolution

Language: English

Keywords: Planetenbahn ; Planetologie ; Geschichte

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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