The Ballet of the Planets: A Mathematician's Musings on the Elegance of Planetary Motion
Author:   Donald Benson (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, University of California, Davis)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
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9780199891009


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 June 2012
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Donald Benson (Emeritus Professor, Emeritus Professor, University of California, Davis)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9780199891009


ISBN 10:   0199891001
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   21 June 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction 1 The Survival of the Valid I. Birth 2 The Bowl of Night 3 Epicycles and Relative Motion 4 The Deferent-Epicycle Model 5 Making Money, Et Cetera II Rebirth 6 The Reluctant Revolutionary 7 Circles No More 8 The War with Mars III Enlightenment 9 The Birth of Mechanics 10 The Astronomical Alchemist A. The Greek Alphabet B. Vectors Notes References Index

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<br> Although this book complements Norriss S. Hetherington's Planetary Motions: A Historical Perspective, it is unique in its eclectic mix of detailed mathematical proofs, numerous figures, and solved problems...An essential book for any planetary astronomy collection. -- Library Journal<p><br>


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Donald C. Benson is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis, and the author of A Smoother Pebble and The Moment of Proof.

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