Download or read book Newton s Forgotten Lunar Theory written by Nick Kollerstrom and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 theory, using epicyclic motion. A terse summary of the theory was published in 1702 by David Gregory as part of his Astronomiae elementa. The present work includes Newton's full text with annotations explaining terms and relating the text to Kollerstrom's analysis. In this detailed study, Kollerstrom solves the enigma of Newton's "forgotten" lunar theory. He ascertains, for the first time ever, just what Newton's theory did and did not achieve."--Amazon.
Download or read book Newton s lunar theory exhibited analytically written by Richard STEVENSON (B.A. of Trinity College, Cambridge.) and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isaac Newton s Theory of the Moon s Motion 1702 written by Isaac Newton and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains facsimile extracts from: 'Astronomiae physicae et geometricae elementa' / by David Gregory. Oxoniae, 1702 ; 'The elements of astronomy, physical and geometrical' / by David Gregory. London, 1715 ; 'Astronomical lectures read in the public schools at Cambridge' / by William Whiston. London, 1715.
Download or read book An elementary treatise on the Lunar Theory with a brief sketch of the history of the problem up to the time of Newton written by Hugh Godfray and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Elementary Treatise on the Lunar Theory written by Hugh Godfray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Elementary Treatise on the Lunar Theory: With a Brief Sketch of the History of the Problem Up to the Time of Newton Of all the celestial bodies whose motions have formed the subject of the investigations of astronomers, the Moon has always been regarded as that which presents the greatest difficulties, on account of the number of inequalities to which it is subject; but the frequent and important applications of the results render the Lunar Problem one of the highest interest, and we find that it has occupied the attention of the most celebrated astronomers from the earliest times. Newton's discovery of Universal Gravitation, suggested, it is supposed, by a rough consideration of the motions of the moon, led him naturally to examine its application to a more severe explanation of her disturbances; and his Eleventh Section is the first attempt at a theoretical investigation of the Lunar inequalities. The results he obtained were found to agree very nearly with those determined by observation, and afforded a remarkable confirmation of the truth of his great principle; but the geometrical methods which he had adopted seem inadequate to so complicated a theory, and recourse has been had to analysis for a complete determination of the disturbances, and for a knowledge of the true orbit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book An Elementary Treatise on the Lunar Theory written by Hugh Godfray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Elementary Treatise on the Lunar Theory: With a Brief Sketch of the History of the Problem Up to the Time of Newton Now, since the path AP very nearly coincides with ap, the disturbances P IQ and pp, produced in them by the action of the same small force m, will be very nearly parallel; and will differ in magnitude by a quantity which can be only a small fraction of either disturbance and which may be neglected compared with the original path ap. There fore p, Q is parallel and equal to pp, . About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book An Elementary Treatise on the Lunar Theory written by Hugh Godfray and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Isaac Newton s Theory of the Moon s Motion 1702 written by I. Bernard Cohen and published by Watson Publishing International. This book was released on 1975-12-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lectures on the Lunar Theory written by John Couch Adams and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lunar Theory may be said to have had its commencement with Newton. Many irregularities in the Moon's motion were known before his time, but it was he that first explained the cause of those irregularities and calculated their amounts from theory.Of the inequalities which are due to the action of the Sun, the first, -which is called the Evection, -was discovered by Ptolemy, who lived at Alexandria in the first half of the second century of our era, under the reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. At a very early period the relative distance of the Moon at different times could be told from the angle it subtended, and its orbit could thus be mapped out. By such means Ptolemy found that its form was not the same from month to month, and that the longer axis moved continually though not uniformly in one direction. He represented this change by a motion of the centre of the ellipse, as we would put it, in an epicycle round the focus, obtaining thus a variable motion for the longer axis and a variable eccentricity.....Probably we have here the reason why circular motions and epicycles were first employed.Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) discovered the existence of another inequality in the Moon's Longitude quite different from the Elliptic Inequality and the Evection. He found it bore reference to the position of the Sun with regard to the Moon; so that when the Sun and the Moon were in conjunction or opposition or quadratures the position of the Moon was quite well represented by the existing theory, but from conjunction to the quadrature following, her position was more advanced than the place assigned to it, reaching a maximum of some 35' about half-way; and in the second quadrant it was just as much behind. This inequality he called the Variation; it was the first that Newton accounted for theoretically, and if we were to suppose the Moon and Sun to move, except for mutual disturbance, in pure circles in the same plane, it is the only one that would present itself.The next significant step was made by Horrox (1619-1641) who represented the Evection geometrically by motion in a variable ellipse, and gave very approximately the law of variation of the eccentricity and the motion of the apse. He supposed the focus of the orbit to move in an epicycle about its mean place.Newton's "Principia" did not profess to be and was not intended for a complete exposition of the Lunar Theory. It was fragmentary; its object was to shew that the more prominent irregularities admitted of explanation on his newly discovered theory of universal gravitation. He explained the Variation completely, and traced its effects in Radius Vector as well as in Longitude; and he also saw clearly that the change of eccentricity and motion of the apse that constitute the Evection could be explained on his principles, but he did not give the investigation in the Principia, even to the extent to which he had actually carried it. The approximations are more difficult in this case than in that of the Variation, and require to be carried further in order to furnish results of the same accuracy as had already been obtained by Horrox from observation. He was more successful in dealing with the motion of the node and the law of change of inclination. He shewed that when Sun and Node were in conjunction, then for nearly a month the Moon moved in a plane very approximately, and that the inclination of the orbit then reached its maximum, namely, 5° 17' about; but as the Sun moved away from the Node the latter also began to move, attaining its greatest rate when the separation was a quadrant, and that at this instant the inclination was 5° very nearly. He also assigned the law for intermediate positions. The fact that there was no motion when the Sun was at the Node, that is, in the plane of the Moon's orbit, confirmed his theory that these inequalities were due to the Sun's action....
Download or read book The main Business of natural Philosophy written by Steffen Ducheyne and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this monograph, Steffen Ducheyne provides a historically detailed and systematically rich explication of Newton’s methodology. Throughout the pages of this book, it will be shown that Newton developed a complex natural-philosophical methodology which encompasses procedures to minimize inductive risk during the process of theory formation and which, thereby, surpasses a standard hypothetico-deductive methodological setting. Accordingly, it will be highlighted that the so-called ‘Newtonian Revolution’ was not restricted to the empirical and theoretical dimensions of science, but applied equally to the methodological dimension of science. Furthermore, it will be documented that Newton’s methodology was far from static and that it developed alongside with his scientific work. Attention will be paid not only to the successes of Newton’s innovative methodology, but equally to its tensions and limitations. Based on a thorough study of Newton’s extant manuscripts, this monograph will address and contextualize, inter alia, Newton’s causal realism, his views on action at a distance and space and time, the status of efficient causation in the /Principia/, the different phases of his methodology, his treatment of force and the constituents of the physico-mathematical models in the context of Book I of the /Principia/, the analytic part of the argument for universal gravitation, the meaning and significance of his regulae philosophandi, the methodological differences between his mechanical and optical work, and, finally, the interplay between Newton’s theology and his natural philosophy.
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Download or read book Lectures on the Lunar Theory written by John Adams and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpts from the beginning of the first chapter: The Lunar Theory may be said to have had its commencement with Newton. Many irregularities in the Moon's motion were known before his time, but it was he that first explained the cause of those irregularities and calculated their amounts from theory. Of the inequalities which are due to the action of the Sun, the first,-which is called the Evection,-was discovered by Ptolemy, who lived at Alexandria in the first half of the second century of our era, under the reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. At a very early period the relative distance of the Moon at different times could be told from the angle it subtended, and its orbit could thus be mapped out. By such means Ptolemy found that its form was not the same from month to month, and that the longer axis moved continually though not uniformly in one direction. He represented this change by a motion of the centre of the ellipse,... in an epicycle round the focus, obtaining thus a variable motion for the longer axis and a variable eccentricity..... Probably we have here the reason why circular motions and epicycles were first employed. Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) discovered the existence of another inequality in the Moon's Longitude quite different from the Elliptic Inequality and the Evection. He found it bore reference to the position of the Sun with regard to the Moon; so that when the Sun and the Moon were in conjunction or opposition or quadratures the position of the Moon was quite well represented by the existing theory, but from conjunction to the quadrature following, her position was more advanced than the place assigned to it, reaching a maximum of some 35' about half-way; and in the second quadrant it was just as much behind. This inequality he called the Variation; it was the first that Newton accounted for theoretically, and if we were to suppose the Moon and Sun to move, except for mutual disturbance, in pure circles in the same plane, it is the only one that would present itself. The next significant step was made by Horrox (1619-1641) who represented the Evection geometrically by motion in a variable ellipse, and gave very approximately the law of variation of the eccentricity and the motion of the apse. He supposed the focus of the orbit to move in an epicycle about its mean place. Newton's Principia did not profess to be and was not intended for a complete exposition of the Lunar Theory. It was fragmentary; its object was to shew that the more prominent irregularities admitted of explanation on his newly discovered theory of universal gravitation. He explained the Variation completely, and traced its effects in Radius Vector as well as in Longitude; and he also saw clearly that the change of eccentricity and motion of the apse that constitute the Evection could be explained on his principles, but he did not give the investigation in the Principia, even to the extent to which he had actually carried it. The approximations are more difficult in this case than in that of the Variation, and require to be carried further in order to furnish results of the same accuracy as had already been obtained by Horrox from observation. He was more successful in dealing with the motion of the node and the law of change of inclination. He shewed that when Sun and Node were in conjunction, then for nearly a month the Moon moved in a plane very approximately, and that the inclination of the orbit then reached its maximum, namely, 5° 17' about; but as the Sun moved away from the Node the latter also began to move, attaining its greatest rate when the separation was a quadrant, and that at this instant the inclination was 5° very nearly. He also assigned the law for intermediate positions. The fact that there was no motion when the Sun was at the Node, that is, in the plane of the Moon's orbit, confirmed his theory that these inequalities were due to the Sun's action....
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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Science Volume 3 Early Modern Science written by David C. Lindberg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of European knowledge of the natural world, c.1500-1700.
