{"product_id":"on-the-determination-of-the-orbits-of-comets-according-to-the-methods-of-father-boscovich-and-mr-de-la-place-paperback-9781108061735","title":"On the Determination of the Orbits of Comets; According to the Methods of Father Boscovich and Mr de la Place (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108061735","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOn the Determination of the Orbits of Comets\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAccording to the Methods of Father Boscovich and Mr de la Place\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1793, this concise monograph is a valuable early manual for the computation of cometary movement.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Englefield (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108061735, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 June 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e290 pages, 4 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.5 cm, 0.47 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\"\u003eWhen this book first appeared in 1793, there had been no significant work on comets published in English since Edmond Halley's death some fifty years before. In Europe the field was dominated by French astronomers such as Pingré and Laplace, but their ornate styles were often difficult to translate. In this concise monograph, Sir Henry Englefield (c.1752–1822) draws both on this continental work and on his own correspondence with William Herschel to produce one of the few accessible manuals in English for the computation of cometary orbits. He includes mathematical examples as new formulae are introduced, along with detailed tables and appendices. Englefield's particular interest was in the development of scientific instruments suitable for travellers - he devised a portable telescope and lent his name to the Englefield mountain barometer - and his passion for efficiency shines through in this work, still valuable to researchers in the history of astronomy and comet science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. General view of the method\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the motion of the point of intersection of the radius vector and cord\u003cbr\u003e 3. On the comparison of the parabolic cord with the space which answers to the mean velocity of the earth in the same time\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of the reduction of the second longitude of the comet\u003cbr\u003e 5. On the proportion of the three curtate distances of the comet from the earth\u003cbr\u003e 6. Of the graphical declination of the orbit of the earth\u003cbr\u003e 7. Of the numerical quantities to be prepared for the construction or computation of the comet's orbit\u003cbr\u003e 8. Determination of the distances of the comet from the earth and the sun\u003cbr\u003e 9. Determination of the elements of the orbit from the determined distances\u003cbr\u003e 10. Determination of the place of the comet from the earth and sun\u003cbr\u003e 11. Determination of the distances of the comet from the earth and sun\u003cbr\u003e 12. Determination of the comet's orbit\u003cbr\u003e 13. Determination of the place of the comet\u003cbr\u003e 14. Application of the graphical method to the comet of 1769\u003cbr\u003e 15. Application of the distances found\u003cbr\u003e 16. Determination of the place of the comet, for another given time\u003cbr\u003e 17. Application of the trigonometrical method to the comet of 1769\u003cbr\u003e 18. Determination of the elements of the orbit of the comet of 1769\u003cbr\u003e Example of the graphical operation for the orbit of the comet of 1769\u003cbr\u003e Example of the trigonometrical operation for the orbit of the comet of 1769\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e La Place's general method for determining the orbits of comets\u003cbr\u003e Determination of the two elements of the orbit\u003cbr\u003e Application of La Place's method of finding the approximate perihelion distance\u003cbr\u003e Application of La Place's method for correcting the orbit of a comet, to the comet of 1769\u003cbr\u003e Explanation and use of the tables\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Plates.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Astronomy, space \u0026amp; time [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Astronomy, space \u0026amp; time\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Astronomy,%20space%20\u0026amp;%20time%20%5BPG%5D%22\"\u003ePG\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":46266140885272,"sku":"9781108061735","price":27.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108061735i.jpg?v=1696748415","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/on-the-determination-of-the-orbits-of-comets-according-to-the-methods-of-father-boscovich-and-mr-de-la-place-paperback-9781108061735","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}