Kepler’s Physical Astronomy:
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Main Author: Stephenson, Bruce (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1987
Series:Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences 13
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Online Access:Volltext
Item Description:Kepler's Physical Astronomy is an account of Kepler's reformulation of astronomy as a physical science, and of his successful use of (incorrect) physics as a guide in his astronomical discoveries. It presents the only reliable account of the internal logic of Kepler's so-called first and second laws, showing how and to what extent Kepler thought he had derived them from his physical principles. It explains for the first time Kepler's attempt to use an obscure discovery of Tycho Brahe to unify and confirm all of his own physical theories. It also describes the intricate (and neglected) theory which Kepler developed to account for the additional anomalies needed for the theory of the moon
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 218 p)
ISBN:9781461387374
9781461387398
ISSN:0172-570X
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4613-8737-4

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