{"product_id":"mechanism-of-the-heavens-paperback-9781108001571","title":"Mechanism of the Heavens (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108001571","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMechanism of the Heavens\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA highly-praised 1831 introduction to astronomical theories, by one of very few female mathematicians of the time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Somerville (Translated by), Pierre-Simon Laplace (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108001571, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e700 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.9 cm, 0.88 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\"\u003ePublished in 1831, this work forms part of a collection of introductory volumes suggested by Henry, Lord Brougham and Vaux, the Lord Chancellor, for the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Due to the exceptional mathematical ability of its author, however, it outgrew its original plan and has since been seen as a rather more ambitious project. Praised by Somerville's contemporary Sir John Herschel for its presentation of general astronomical theories and the mechanical principles employed in their derivation, the work was a tour de force of scientific and technical exposition. It is especially remarkable both for its author's firm grasp of the subject, especially given her lack of formal mathematical training, and for its clear outline of Newtonian philosophy for a popular audience.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreliminary dissertation\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Book I: 1. Definitions, axioms, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 2. Variable motion\u003cbr\u003e 3. Equilibrium of a system of bodies\u003cbr\u003e 4. Motion of a system of bodies\u003cbr\u003e 5. The motion of a solid body of any form whatever\u003cbr\u003e 6. On the equilibrium of fluids\u003cbr\u003e 7. Motion of fluids\u003cbr\u003e Book II: 1. Progress of astronomy\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the law of universal gravitation\u003cbr\u003e 3. On the differential equations of the motion of a system of bodies\u003cbr\u003e 4. On the elliptical motion of the planets\u003cbr\u003e 5. Theory of the perturbation of the planets\u003cbr\u003e 6. Secular inequalities of the elements of the orbits\u003cbr\u003e 7. Periodic variations in the elements of the planetary orbits\u003cbr\u003e 8. Perturbations of the planets\u003cbr\u003e 9. Second method of finding the perturbations of a planet\u003cbr\u003e 10. The theory of Jupiter and Saturn\u003cbr\u003e 11. Inequalities occasioned by the ellipticity of the sun\u003cbr\u003e 12. Perturbations in the motions of the planets occasioned by the action of their satellites\u003cbr\u003e 13. Data for computing the celestial motions\u003cbr\u003e 14. Numerical values of the perturbation of Jupiter\u003cbr\u003e Book III: 1. Lunar theory\u003cbr\u003e 2. Numerical values of the coefficients\u003cbr\u003e 3. Inequalities from the form of the earth\u003cbr\u003e 4. Inequalities from the action of the planets\u003cbr\u003e 5. Effects of the secular variation in the plane of the ecliptic\u003cbr\u003e 6. Effects of an ethereal medium on the motions of the moon\u003cbr\u003e Book 4: 1. Theory of Jupiter's satellites\u003cbr\u003e 2. First approximation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Second approximation\u003cbr\u003e 4. Inequalities of the eccentricities\u003cbr\u003e 5. Inequalities of the disturbing force\u003cbr\u003e 6. Theory of Jupiter's satellites (continued)\u003cbr\u003e 7. Perturbation of the satellites in latitude\u003cbr\u003e 8. Numerical versions of the perturbations\u003cbr\u003e 9. Eclipses of Jupiter's satellites\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\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":46005231026456,"sku":"9781108001571","price":50.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108001571i.jpg?v=1694867067","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mechanism-of-the-heavens-paperback-9781108001571","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}