{"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-9781108084581","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) 9781108084581","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\"\u003e9781108084581, 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\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.65 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 2 is largely devoted to the work of Laplace, tracing developments up to 1825.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e19. Laplace's first three memoirs\u003cbr\u003e 20. Legendre's first memoir\u003cbr\u003e 21. Laplace's treatise\u003cbr\u003e 22. Legendre's second memoir\u003cbr\u003e 23. Laplace's fourth, fifth, and sixth memoirs\u003cbr\u003e 24. Legendre's third memoir\u003cbr\u003e 25. Legendre's fourth memoir\u003cbr\u003e 26. Laplace's seventh memoir\u003cbr\u003e 27. Miscellaneous investigations between the years 1781 and 1800\u003cbr\u003e 28. Laplace, Mécanique céleste, first and second volumes\u003cbr\u003e 29. Laplace's theorem\u003cbr\u003e 30. Laplace's equation\u003cbr\u003e 31. Partial differential equation for V\u003cbr\u003e 32. Laplace's second method of treating Legendre's problem\u003cbr\u003e 33. Laplace's memoirs\u003cbr\u003e 34. Fifth volume of the Mécanique céleste\u003cbr\u003e 35. Poisson\u003cbr\u003e 36. Ivory\u003cbr\u003e 37. Plana\u003cbr\u003e 38. Miscellaneous investigations between the years 1801 and 1825\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46006141124888,"sku":"9781108084581","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108084581i.jpg?v=1696751896","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-9781108084581","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}