Authors:
- Presents a detailed study of previously unexplored aspect of the history of astronomy
- The study makes extensive use of previously unpublished and unstudied manuscript material
- The work of eighteenth century lunar theory is place in a broader cultural context?
Part of the book series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (SHMP)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
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, Department of Egyptology and Ancient Wes, Brown University, Providence, USA
John M. Steele
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon’s Motion (1691-1757)
Authors: John M. Steele
Series Title: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2149-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-2148-1
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4361-6
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-2149-8
Series ISSN: 2196-8810
Series E-ISSN: 2196-8829
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 158
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics