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The ballet of the planets : on the mathematical elegance of planetary motion / Donald C. Benson.
| Author/creator | Benson, Donald C. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012. |
| Description | xiv, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The survival of the valid. Peer review ; The scientific method -- Birth. The bowl of night. The two-sphere universe ; Coordinate systems l The sun -- Epicycles and relative motion. A mechanical linkage ; Relative motion -- The deferent-epicycle model. Retrograde motion ; Ptolemy ; The deferent-epicycle model ; Intimations of numerology ; The equant -- Making money, et cetera. Epicyclic curves as decorative patterns ; Cycloidal curves -- Rebirth. The reluctant revolutionary. Adjusting the Ptolemaic theory ; Copernicus ; Galileo -- Circles no more. The ellipse ; Two pearls ; Tracking planets -- The war with Mars. Tycho Brahe ; Kepler -- Enlightenment. The birth of mechanics. Archimedes ; Galileo -- The astronomical alchemist. Newton's dynamics ; Rotational dynamics ; The law of universal gravitation -- The Greek alphabet -- Vectors. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011033632 |
| ISBN | 9780199891009 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0199891001 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40021083998 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QB361 .B46 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |