Ancient astronomical observations and the study of the Moon's motion (1691-1757).

DOI10.1007/978-1-4614-2149-8zbMath1238.85003OpenAlexW4229682489MaRDI QIDQ655138

John M. Steele

Publication date: 2 January 2012

Published in: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2149-8

zbMATH Keywords

Tobias MayerEdmond HalleyLeonard EulerMoon's secular accelerationRichard Dunthorne

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Three-body problems (70F07) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) Applications of statistics to physics (62P35) Celestial mechanics (70F15) Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) General questions in astronomy and astrophysics (85A04) History of astronomy and astrophysics (85-03) Statistical astronomy (85A35) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to astronomy and astrophysics (85-02)

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