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Planetary motions : a historical perspective /
by Hetherington, Norriss S.,
Published by : Greenwood Press, (Westport, Conn. :) Physical details: 242 pages : illustrations ; ISBN: 031333241X .
Subject(s):
Astronomy--History.
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Astronomy--Mathematics--History.
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Planetary science.
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Science--History.
Year: 2006
Online resources:
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Electronic Books
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E-Resource Section | E-Books | 520.9 (Browse shelf) | Available |
An introduction to the history of science -- Babylonian planetary astronomy -- Plato and saving the phenomena -- Eudoxus and concentric spheres -- Eccentrics and epicycles -- Equivalence -- Astronomy and physics -- Saving the phenomena quantitatively -- Ptolemy's exposition of mathematical astronomy -- Reality or mathematical fiction? -- The greatest astronomer of antiquity or the greatest fraud in the history of science? -- Islamic planetary astronomy -- Revival in the west -- Copernicus and planetary motions -- The Copernican revolution -- Breaking the circle -- Isaac Newton and gravity -- The Newtonian revolution.
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