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subject:"Celestial mechanics" from books.google.com
Shedding new light on the intellectual context of Newton's scientific thought, this book explores the development of his mathematical philosophy, rational mechanics, and celestial dynamics.
subject:"Celestial mechanics" from books.google.com
Details the science behind the Copernican Revolution, the transition from the Earth-centered cosmos to a modern understanding of planetary orbits.
subject:"Celestial mechanics" from books.google.com
I consider philosophy rather than arts and write not concerning manual but natural powers, and consider chiefly those things which relate to gravity, levity, elastic force, the resistance of fluids, and the like forces, whether attractive ...
subject:"Celestial mechanics" from books.google.com
"The Key to Newton's Dynamics is lucid, important, and fills a large gap in the existing literature.
subject:"Celestial mechanics" from books.google.com
To show how our view of the solar system has changed from clocklike precision to chaos and complexity, Newton's Clock describes the development of celestial mechanics through the ages - from the star charts of ancient navigators to the ...