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100 1 a| Hetherington, Norriss S.,d| 1942-=| ^A234117;

245 10 a| Planetary motions :b| a historical perspective /c| Norriss Hetherington.;

300 a| xvi, 224 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Greenwood guides to great ideas in science,;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

650 0 a| Astronomyx| History.=| ^A35557;

650 0 a| Astronomyx| Mathematicsx| History.=| ^A74102;

650 0 a| Planetary science=| ^A178132;

650 0 a| Sciencex| History.=| ^A213;

830 0 a| Greenwood guides to great ideas in science.=| ^A699074;

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Planetary motions : a historical perspective / Norriss Hetherington.

Author/creator	Hetherington, Norriss S., 1942-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, ©2006.
Description	xvi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Astronomy--History. Astronomy--Mathematics. --History. Planetary science Science--History.

Series	Greenwood guides to great ideas in science, Greenwood guides to great ideas in science. ^A699074
Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-213) and index.
LCCN	2006005043
ISBN	031333241X (alk. paper)
ISBN	9780313332418 (alk. paper)

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