Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
An Epitome of Astronomy, etc
Author: Companion to the Planispheric Orrery, or Epitome of the Solar System, etc
Author: An elementary treatise on astronomy ... Second edition, etc
Author: Andrew MYLNEEpitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World
Author: Johannes KeplerPublisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615921974
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The brilliant German mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), one of the founders of modern astronomy, revolutionized the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe with his three laws of motion: that the planets move not in circular but elliptical orbits, that their speed is greatest when nearest the sun, and that the sun and planets form an integrated system. This volume contains two of his most important works: The Epitome of Copernican Astronomy (books 4 and 5 of which are translated here) is a textbook of Copernican science, remarkable for the prominence given to physical astronomy and for the extension to the Jovian system of the laws recently discovered to regulate the motions of the Planets. Harmonies of the World (book 5 of which is translated here) expounds an elaborate system of celestial harmonies depending on the varying velocities of the planets.
An Epitome of Naval Book-keeping, etc
Author: William TATE (the Elder.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The Harmonies of the World
Author: Johannes KeplerPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015402027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Library Bulletin of Cornell University
Author: Cornell University. LibrariesPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Composition of Kepler's Astronomia nova
Author: James R. VoelkelPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691224013
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
This is one of the most important studies in decades on Johannes Kepler, among the towering figures in the history of astronomy. Drawing extensively on Kepler's correspondence and manuscripts, James Voelkel reveals that the strikingly unusual style of Kepler's magnum opus, Astronomia nova (1609), has been traditionally misinterpreted. Kepler laid forth the first two of his three laws of planetary motion in this work. Instead of a straightforward presentation of his results, however, he led readers on a wild goose chase, recounting the many errors and false starts he had experienced. This had long been deemed a ''confessional'' mirror of the daunting technical obstacles Kepler faced. As Voelkel amply demonstrates, it is not. Voelkel argues that Kepler's style can be understood only in the context of the circumstances in which the book was written. Starting with Kepler's earliest writings, he traces the development of the astronomer's ideas of how the planets were moved by a force from the sun and how this could be expressed mathematically. And he shows how Kepler's once broader research program was diverted to a detailed examination of the motion of Mars. Above all, Voelkel shows that Kepler was well aware of the harsh reception his work would receive--both from Tycho Brahe's heirs and from contemporary astronomers; and how this led him to an avowedly rhetorical pseudo-historical presentation of his results. In treating Kepler at last as a figure in time and not as independent of it, this work will be welcomed by historians of science, astronomers, and historians.
The Harmony of the World
Author: Johannes KeplerPublisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871692092
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
The authors have presented and interpreted Johannes Kepler's Latin text to English readers by putting it into the kind of clear but earnest language they suppose Kepler would have used if he had been writing today.
Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description