From Eudoxus to Einstein : a history of mathematical astronomy / C.M. Linton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linton, C. M. (Christopher M.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomy--Mathematics--History.

Astronomy.

Astronomy--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (530 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since Babylonian times, a great deal of effort has been put into trying to predict and explain the motions of the sun, moon, and planets. This book describes the theories of planetary motion that have been developed through the ages, emphasizing the interaction between progress in astronomy and mathematics.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Spheres and circles; 3 The Ptolemaic universe; 4 Developments in geocentric astronomy; 5 The heliocentric universe; 6 Tycho Brahe, Kepler, and the ellipse; 7 Galileo, the telescope, and Keplerian astronomy; 8 The universal theory of gravitation; 9 Celestial mechanics; 10 The asteroids and the outer planets; 11 New methods; 12 Mercury and relativity; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-501) and index.

ISBN:

1-316-08598-8

1-280-54087-7

9786610540877

0-511-21467-7

0-511-21646-7

0-511-21109-0

0-511-32725-0

0-511-21286-0

OCLC:

552963366