{"product_id":"theoria-motus-lunae-exhibens-omnes-eius-inaequalitates-in-additamento-hoc-idem-argumentum-aliter-tractatur-simulque-ostenditur-quemadmodum-motus-lunae-cum-omnibus-inaequalitatibus-innumeris-aliis-modis-repraesentari-atque-ad-ca-paperback-9781108065351","title":"Theoria motus lunae exhibens omnes eius inaequalitates; In additamento hoc idem argumentum aliter tractatur simulque ostenditur quemadmodum motus lunae cum omnibus inaequalitatibus innumeris aliis modis repraesentari … (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108065351","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheoria motus lunae exhibens omnes eius inaequalitates\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIn additamento hoc idem argumentum aliter tractatur simulque ostenditur quemadmodum motus lunae cum omnibus inaequalitatibus innumeris aliis modis repraesentari atque ad calculum revocari possit\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLeonhard Euler's triumphant solution of the problems surrounding the moon's orbit, published in Latin in 1753.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLeonhard Euler (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108065351, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e362 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.9 cm, 0.63 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\"\u003eThe problem of the moon's orbit was one that Leonhard Euler (1707–83) returned to repeatedly throughout his life. It provided a testing ground for Newton's theory of gravitation. Could the motion of the moon be entirely accounted for by Newton's theory? Or, as Euler initially suspected, did other forces need to be invoked? For practical purposes, if the moon's orbit could be accurately predicted, its motion would provide the universal timekeeper required to solve the longitude problem. In addition to the mathematical 'three-body problem', a topic still under investigation today, Euler was faced with the statistical problem of reconciling observations rendered inconsistent by experimental error. The present work, published in Latin in 1753, is Euler's triumphant solution. It may not be the last word on a subject which has occupied mathematicians and astronomers for over three centuries, but it showed that Newton's laws were sufficient to explain lunar motion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePraefatio\u003cbr\u003e Introductio\u003cbr\u003e 1. De motu corporis a viribus quibuscunque sollicitati\u003cbr\u003e 2. Investigatio virium lunam sollicitantium\u003cbr\u003e 3. Introductio anomaliae verae lunae in precedentes aequationes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Investigatio inaequalitatis lunae absolutae, quae variatio dicitur\u003cbr\u003e 5. Investigatio inaequalitatum lunae ab eius excentricitate simplici solum pendentium\u003cbr\u003e 6. Investigatio inaequalitatum lunae a quadrato excentricitatis ipsius ortarum\u003cbr\u003e 7. Correctio inaequalitatum lunae hactenus inventarum\u003cbr\u003e 8. De motu apogei lunae\u003cbr\u003e 9. Investigatio inaequalitatum lunae a sola excentricitate orbitae solis pendentium\u003cbr\u003e 10. Investigatio inaequalitatum lunae ab utriusque orbitae excentricitate simul pendentium\u003cbr\u003e 11. Investigatio inaequalitatum lunae a parallaxi solis pendentium\u003cbr\u003e 12. Investigatio inaequalitatum motum lineae nodorum afficientium\u003cbr\u003e 13. Investigatio inclinationis orbitae lunaris as eclipticam cum eius variatione\u003cbr\u003e 14. Investigatio inaequalitatum lunae ab eius inclinatione ad eclipticam oriundarum\u003cbr\u003e 15. Accuratior investigatio inaequalitatum lunae ab inclinatione eius orbitae pendentium\u003cbr\u003e 16. Expositio inaequalitatumlunae hactenus inventarum\u003cbr\u003e 17. Investigatio elementorum motus lunae\u003cbr\u003e 18. Constitutio elementorum pro tabulis lunaribus\u003cbr\u003e Additamentum.\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":46266151403800,"sku":"9781108065351","price":41.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108065351i_d5f3abd0-4e27-4dc6-b7c8-9765221d8b87.jpg?v=1696748580","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theoria-motus-lunae-exhibens-omnes-eius-inaequalitates-in-additamento-hoc-idem-argumentum-aliter-tractatur-simulque-ostenditur-quemadmodum-motus-lunae-cum-omnibus-inaequalitatibus-innumeris-aliis-modis-repraesentari-atque-ad-ca-paperback-9781108065351","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}