John Michell and Henry Cavendish: Weighing the Stars

DOI10.1017/S0007087400003459zbMath0177.00301WikidataQ56019813 ScholiaQ56019813MaRDI QIDQ5569088

Russell McCormmach

Publication date: 1968

Published in: The British Journal for the History of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

velocity of lightMichellhistory of astronomyrefraction of lightCavendishmass of stars

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of astronomy and astrophysics (85-03)

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