{"product_id":"a-history-of-the-mathematical-theories-of-attraction-and-the-figure-of-the-earth-from-the-time-of-newton-to-that-of-laplace-paperback-9781108084574","title":"A History of the Mathematical Theories of Attraction and the Figure of the Earth; From the Time of Newton to that of Laplace (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108084574","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of the Mathematical Theories of Attraction and the Figure of the Earth\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom the Time of Newton to that of Laplace\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished in 1874, this two-volume work traces an important branch of astronomy from Newton through to Laplace.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIsaac Todhunter (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108084574, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 April 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e518 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14 x 3.2 cm, 0.7 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNewton's Principia paints a picture of the earth as a spinning, gravitating ball. However, the earth is not completely rigid and the interplay of forces will modify its shape in subtle ways. Newton predicted a flattening at the poles, yet others disagreed. Plenty of books have described the expeditions which sought to measure the shape of the earth, but very little has appeared on the mathematics of a problem which remains of enduring interest even in an age of satellites. Published in 1874, this two-volume work by Isaac Todhunter (1820–84), perhaps the greatest Victorian historian of mathematics, takes the mathematical story from Newton, through the expeditions which settled the matter in Newton's favour, to the investigations of Laplace which opened a new era in mathematical physics. Volume 1 traces developments from Newton up to 1780, including coverage of the work of Maupertuis, Clairaut and d'Alembert.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Newton\u003cbr\u003e 2. Huygens\u003cbr\u003e 3. Miscellaneous investigations up to the year 1720\u003cbr\u003e 4. Maupertuis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Stirling\u003cbr\u003e 6. Clairaut\u003cbr\u003e 7. Arc of the meridian measured in Lapland\u003cbr\u003e 8. Miscellaneous investigations between the years 1721 and 1740\u003cbr\u003e 9. Maclaurin\u003cbr\u003e 10. Thomas Simpson\u003cbr\u003e 11. Clairaut\u003cbr\u003e 12. Arc of the meridian measured in Peru\u003cbr\u003e 13. D'Alembert\u003cbr\u003e 14. Boscovich and Stay\u003cbr\u003e 15. Miscellaneous investigations between the years 1741 and 1760\u003cbr\u003e 16. D'Alembert\u003cbr\u003e 17. Frisi\u003cbr\u003e 18. Miscellaneous investigations between the years 1761 and 1780.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20mathematics%20%5BPBX%5D%22\"\u003ePBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006138732824,"sku":"9781108084574","price":39.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108084574i.jpg?v=1696751891","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-the-mathematical-theories-of-attraction-and-the-figure-of-the-earth-from-the-time-of-newton-to-that-of-laplace-paperback-9781108084574","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}