John M Steele

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Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon's Motion (1691-1757) (2012)Hardcover - 2012, 17 February 2012

Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon's Motion (1691-1757) (2012)
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Part of Series
Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physic
Print Length
158 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
17 Feb 2012
ISBN-10
1461421489
ISBN-13
9781461421481

Description

The discovery of a gradual acceleration in the moon's mean motion by Edmond Halley in the last decade of the seventeenth century led to a revival of interest in reports of astronomical observations from antiquity. These observations provided the only means to study the moon's 'secular acceleration', as this newly-discovered acceleration became known. This book contains the first detailed study of the use of ancient and medieval astronomical observations in order to investigate the moon's secular acceleration from its discovery by Halley to the establishment of the magnitude of the acceleration by Richard Dunthorne, Tobias Mayer and Jérôme Lalande in the 1740s and 1750s. Making extensive use of previously unstudied manuscripts, this work shows how different astronomers used the same small body of preserved ancient observations in different ways in their work on the secular acceleration. In addition, this work looks at the wider context of the study of the moon's secular acceleration, including its use in debates of biblical chronology, whether the heavens were made up of æther, and the use of astronomy in determining geographical longitude. It also discusses wider issues of the perceptions and knowledge of ancient and medieval astronomy in the early-modern period. This book will be of interest to historians of astronomy, astronomers and historians of the ancient world.

Product Details

Author:
John M Steele
Book Edition:
2012
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
17 February 2012
Dimensions:
25.4 x 17.78 x 1.12 cm
Genre:
Historical
ISBN-10:
1461421489
ISBN-13:
9781461421481
Language:
English
Location:
New York, NY
Pages:
158
Publisher:
Weight:
521.63 gm

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