The Ballet of the Planets unravels the beautiful mystery of planetary motion. The book shows how our understanding of planetary motion evolved from ancient Greece to the time of Newton. It illustrates the interaction between theory and observation, the scientific method, a process still central to the science of today.
The Ballet of the Planets unravels the beautiful mystery of planetary motion. The book shows how our understanding of planetary motion evolved from ancient Greece to the time of Newton. It illustrates the interaction between theory and observation, the scientific method, a process still central to the science of today.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Donald C. Benson is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis, and the author of A Smoother Pebble and The Moment of Proof.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The Survival of the Valid I. Birth 2 The Bowl of Night 3 Epicycles and Relative Motion 4 The Deferent-Epicycle Model 5 Making Money, Et Cetera II Rebirth 6 The Reluctant Revolutionary 7 Circles No More 8 The War with Mars III Enlightenment 9 The Birth of Mechanics 10 The Astronomical Alchemist A. The Greek Alphabet B. Vectors Notes References Index
Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The Survival of the Valid I. Birth 2 The Bowl of Night 3 Epicycles and Relative Motion 4 The Deferent-Epicycle Model 5 Making Money, Et Cetera II Rebirth 6 The Reluctant Revolutionary 7 Circles No More 8 The War with Mars III Enlightenment 9 The Birth of Mechanics 10 The Astronomical Alchemist A. The Greek Alphabet B. Vectors Notes References Index
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