UID:
almafu_9959327305702883
Format:
1 online resource (1 volume)
ISBN:
9781118108291
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1118108299
Content:
"Combining history, astronomy, and philosophy, this insightful book demonstrates how mathematics evolved and was used to explain planetary movements based on centuries of manual observations and careful data collection. Historical and social contexts behind the mathematical advances are provided, and the history includes the larger political and philosophical environment that affected the lives of the contributing scientists. A prime objective is to illustrate how Kepler's heliocentric pathway evolved from Ptolemy's geocentric model, with Copernicus as the critical intermediary. This reference will be valuable to science and mathematics enthusiasts, and will serve as a textbook or supplemental recommended reading for undergraduates"--
Note:
Machine generated contents note: Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. Perfection. Chapter 2. Perfectionists. Chapter 3. The Iconoclast. Chapter 4. Instigators. Chapter 5. Retrograde. Chapter 6. Revolutionary. Chapter 7. Renegades. Chapter 8. The Authority. Chapter 9. Rule Breakers. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index.
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Frontmatter -- Perfection -- Perfectionists -- The Iconoclast -- Instigators -- Retrograde -- Revolutionary -- Renegades -- The Authority -- Rule Breakers -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Mazer, Arthur, 1958- Shifting the Earth. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2012 ISBN 9781118024270
Language:
English
Keywords:
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Electronic books.
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118108291
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118108291
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118108291
