{"product_id":"the-general-history-of-astronomy-volume-2-planetary-astronomy-from-the-renaissance-to-the-rise-of-astrophysics-paperback-9780521120098","title":"The General History of Astronomy: Volume 2, Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics (Paperback) 9780521120098","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe General History of Astronomy: Volume 2, Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistory of astronomy from Newton to Poincaré.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRené Taton (Edited by), Curtis Wilson (Edited by), Michael Hoskin (General editor)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521120098, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'This is a scholarly and well-produced book.'  Alan Chapman, Webb Society Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart B of Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of Astrophysics is the sequel to Part A and continues the history of celestial mechanics and observational discovery through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Twelve different authors have contributed their expertise in some eighteen chapters, each of them intended to be accessible to the interested layman. An initial section deals with stages in the reception of Newton's inverse square law as exact. In the remainder of the book a large place is given to the development of the mathematical theory of celestial mechanics from Clairaut and Euler to LeVerrier, Newcomb, Hill and Poincaré – a topic rarely treated, at once synoptically and in some detail. Lists of further reading provide entrée to the literature of these several topics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart V. Early Phases in the Reception of Newton's Theory: 14. The vortex theory in competition with Newtonian celestial dynamics Eric J. Aiton\u003cbr\u003e 15. The shape of the Earth Seymour L. Chapin\u003cbr\u003e 16. Clairaut and the motion of the lunar apse: The inverse-square law undergoes a test Craig B. Waff\u003cbr\u003e 17. The precession of the equinoxes from Newton to d'Alembert and Euler Curtis Wilson\u003cbr\u003e 18. The solar tables of Lacaille and the lunar tables of Mayer Eric G. Forbes and Curtis Wilson\u003cbr\u003e 19. Predicting the mid-eighteenth-century return of Halley's Comet Craig B. Waff\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Celestial Mechanics During the Eighteenth Century: 20. The problem of perturbation analytically treated: Euler, Clairaut, d'Alembert Curtis Wilson\u003cbr\u003e 21. The work of Lagrange in celestial mechanics Curtis Wilson\u003cbr\u003e 22. Laplace Bruno Morando\u003cbr\u003e Part VII. Observational Astronomy and the Application of Theory in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century: 23. Measuring solar parallax: The Venus transits of 1761 and 1769 and their nineteenth–century sequels Albert Van Helden\u003cbr\u003e 24. The discovery of Uranus, the Titius-Bode and the asteroids Michael Hoskin\u003cbr\u003e 25. Eighteenth–and nineteenth century developments in the theory and practice of orbit determination Brian G. Marsden\u003cbr\u003e 26. The introduction of statistical reasoning into astronomy: from Newton to Poincaré Oscar Sheynin\u003cbr\u003e 27. Astronomy and the theory of errors: from the method of averages to the method of least squares F. Schmeidler\u003cbr\u003e Part VIII. The Development of Theory During the Nineteenth Century: 28. The golden age of celestial mechanics Bruno Morando\u003cbr\u003e Part IX. The Application of Celestial Mechanics to the Solar System to the End of the Nineteenth Century: 29. Three centuries of lunar and planetary ephemerides and tables Bruno Morando\u003cbr\u003e 30. Satellite ephemerides to 1900 Yoshihide Kozai\u003cbr\u003e Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Combined index for Parts 2A and 2B.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\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":46004889649432,"sku":"9780521120098","price":53.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521120098i_3462632c-6063-40d0-9b97-994c20ea5096.jpg?v=1691371673","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-general-history-of-astronomy-volume-2-planetary-astronomy-from-the-renaissance-to-the-rise-of-astrophysics-paperback-9780521120098","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}