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Newton's Forgotten Lunar Theory, His Contribution to the Quest for Longitude: Includes Newton's Theory of the Moon's Motion
Newton's Forgotten Lunar Theory His Contribution to the Quest for Longitude Includes Newton's Theory of the Moon's Motion
Author: Nick Kollerstrom, Isaac, Sir Newton
Around the turn of the eighteenth century, one of the most pressing practical scientific problems was accurate prediction of the moon's position. Although Isaac Newton had hoped to solve this problem using the dynamic approach developed in Principia in 1687, he never succeeded in doing so. Instead, he reverted to an old-fashioned kinematic theor...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781888009088
ISBN-10: 188800908X
Publication Date: 3/15/2000
Pages: 279
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Publisher: Green Lion Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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