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Título : Astrostatistical Challenges for the New Astronomy Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: SpringerLink (Online service) ; Hilbe, Joseph M Editorial: New York, NY : Springer New York Fecha de publicación: 2013 Otro editor: Imprint: Springer Colección: Springer Series in Astrostatistics, ISSN 2199-1030 num. 1 Número de páginas: XIV, 238 p Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-1-4614-3508-2 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Statistics Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Statistical Theory and Methods Computing/Statistics Programs Astronomy, Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Astrostatistical Challenges for the New Astronomy presents a collection of monographs authored by several of the disciplines leading astrostatisticians, i.e. by researchers from the fields of statistics and astronomy-astrophysics having in interest in the statistical analysis of astronomical and cosmological data. Eight of the ten monographs are enhancements of presentations given by the authors as invited or special topics in astrostatistics papers at the ISI World Statistics Congress (2011, Dublin, Ireland). The opening chapter, by the editor, was adapted from an invited seminar given at Los Alamos National Laboratory (2011) on the history and current state of the discipline; the second chapter by Thomas Loredo was adapted from his invited presentation at the Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy V conference (2011, Pennsylvania State University), presenting insights regarding frequentist and Bayesian methods of estimation in astrostatistical analysis. The remaining monographs are research papers discussing various topics in astrostatistics. The monographs provide the reader with an excellent overview of the current state astrostatistical research, and offer guidelines as to subjects of future research Nota de contenido: Joseph Hilbe, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Arizona State University, Astrostatistics: A brief history and view to the future -- Thomas Loredo, Cornell Univ, Bayesian astrostatistics: A backward look to the future -- Stefano Andreon, INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Italy, Understanding better (some) astronomical data using Bayesian methods -- Martin Kunz, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Univ of Geneva, BEAMS: separating the wheat from the chaff in supernova analysis -- Benjamin Wandelt, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France, Cosmostatistics -- Roberto Trotta, Astrophysics Group, Dept of Physics, Imperial College London (with Farhan Feroz (Cambridge), Mike Hobson (Cambridge), and Roberto Ruiz de Austri (Univ of Valencia, Spain), Recent advances in Bayesian inference in cosmology and astroparticle physics thanks to the Multinest Algorithm -- Phillip Gregory, Department of Astronomy, Univ of British Columbia, Canada, Extrasolar planets via Bayesian model fitting -- Marc Henrion, Dept of Mathematics, Imperial College, London, UK (with Daniel Mortlock (Imperial), Axel Gandy (Imperial), and David J. Hand (Imperial)), Subspace methods for anomaly detection in high dimensional astronomical databases -- Asis Kumar Chattopadhyay, Dept of Statistics, Univ of Calcutta, India (with Tanuka Chattyopadhyay, Tuli De, and Saptarshi Mondal), Independent Component Analysis for dimension reduction classification: Hough transform and CASH Algorithm -- Marisa March, Astrophysics Group, Dept of Physics, Imperial College London (with Roberto Trotta), Improved cosmological constraints from a Bayesian hierarchical model of supernova type Ia data En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3508-2 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32207 Astrostatistical Challenges for the New Astronomy [documento electrónico] / SpringerLink (Online service) ; Hilbe, Joseph M . - New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013 . - XIV, 238 p : online resource. - (Springer Series in Astrostatistics, ISSN 2199-1030; 1) .
ISBN : 978-1-4614-3508-2
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Statistics Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Statistical Theory and Methods Computing/Statistics Programs Astronomy, Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Astrostatistical Challenges for the New Astronomy presents a collection of monographs authored by several of the disciplines leading astrostatisticians, i.e. by researchers from the fields of statistics and astronomy-astrophysics having in interest in the statistical analysis of astronomical and cosmological data. Eight of the ten monographs are enhancements of presentations given by the authors as invited or special topics in astrostatistics papers at the ISI World Statistics Congress (2011, Dublin, Ireland). The opening chapter, by the editor, was adapted from an invited seminar given at Los Alamos National Laboratory (2011) on the history and current state of the discipline; the second chapter by Thomas Loredo was adapted from his invited presentation at the Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy V conference (2011, Pennsylvania State University), presenting insights regarding frequentist and Bayesian methods of estimation in astrostatistical analysis. The remaining monographs are research papers discussing various topics in astrostatistics. The monographs provide the reader with an excellent overview of the current state astrostatistical research, and offer guidelines as to subjects of future research Nota de contenido: Joseph Hilbe, Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Arizona State University, Astrostatistics: A brief history and view to the future -- Thomas Loredo, Cornell Univ, Bayesian astrostatistics: A backward look to the future -- Stefano Andreon, INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Italy, Understanding better (some) astronomical data using Bayesian methods -- Martin Kunz, Institute for Theoretical Physics, Univ of Geneva, BEAMS: separating the wheat from the chaff in supernova analysis -- Benjamin Wandelt, Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France, Cosmostatistics -- Roberto Trotta, Astrophysics Group, Dept of Physics, Imperial College London (with Farhan Feroz (Cambridge), Mike Hobson (Cambridge), and Roberto Ruiz de Austri (Univ of Valencia, Spain), Recent advances in Bayesian inference in cosmology and astroparticle physics thanks to the Multinest Algorithm -- Phillip Gregory, Department of Astronomy, Univ of British Columbia, Canada, Extrasolar planets via Bayesian model fitting -- Marc Henrion, Dept of Mathematics, Imperial College, London, UK (with Daniel Mortlock (Imperial), Axel Gandy (Imperial), and David J. Hand (Imperial)), Subspace methods for anomaly detection in high dimensional astronomical databases -- Asis Kumar Chattopadhyay, Dept of Statistics, Univ of Calcutta, India (with Tanuka Chattyopadhyay, Tuli De, and Saptarshi Mondal), Independent Component Analysis for dimension reduction classification: Hough transform and CASH Algorithm -- Marisa March, Astrophysics Group, Dept of Physics, Imperial College London (with Roberto Trotta), Improved cosmological constraints from a Bayesian hierarchical model of supernova type Ia data En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3508-2 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32207 Ejemplares
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Título : Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: SpringerLink (Online service) ; Lehner, Christoph ; Renn, Jürgen ; Schemmel, Matthias Editorial: Boston : Birkhäuser Boston Fecha de publicación: 2012 Colección: Einstein Studies num. 12 Número de páginas: XII, 363 p. 21 illus., 5 illus. in color Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-0-8176-4940-1 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Mathematics History Mathematical physics Gravitation Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Physics of Sciences Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Astronomy, Philosophical Foundations Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein’s pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Particular attention is paid to the implications of conceptual conflicts for scientific views of the world at large, thus providing the basis for a comparison of the demise of the mechanical worldview at the turn of the 20th century with the challenges presented by cosmology at the turn of the 21st century. Throughout the work, Einstein’s contributions are not seen in isolation but instead set into the wider intellectual context of dealing with the problem of gravitation in the twilight of classical physics; the investigation of the historical development is carried out with a number of epistemological questions in mind, concerning, in particular, the transformation process of knowledge associated with the changing worldviews of physics. Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics is divided into four main parts: * Part I: At the Limits of the Classical Worldview; * Part II: Contexts of the Relativity Revolution; * Part III: The Emergence of the Relativistic Worldview; * Part IV: A New Worldview in the Making. The contributions explore various aspects of the emerging relativistic views in modern physics by giving an historical, philosophical, and mathematical account of Einstein’s work, as well as the work of other distinguished physicists in the field. Taken as a whole, the book is focused on the interplay between mathematical concepts and physical ideas throughout history by studying today’s scientific world and how it continues to redefine physics in the 21st century. Contributors: A. Ashtekar, E. Battaner, J.E. Beckman, K.A. Brading, T. Dray, J. Eisenstaedt, E. Florido, H.F. Goenner, D. Kennefick, J. Renn, T.A. Ryckman, D.C. Salisbury, J.M. Sánchez-Ron, M. Schemmel, R. Schulmann, B.F. Schutz, J.M.M. Senovilla, A.T. Tolmasquim, R.M. Wald, G. Wolters Nota de contenido: Introduction -- Part I: At the Limits of the Classical Worldview -- Theories of Gravitation in the Twilight of Classical Physics -- The Newtonian Theory of Light Propagation -- Mach and Einstein, or, Clearing Troubled Waters in the History of Science -- Part II: Contexts of the Relativity Revolution -- Tilling the Seedbed of Einstein's Politics: A Pre-1905 Harbinger? -- The Early Reception of Einstein’s Relativity among British Philosophers -- Science and Ideology in Einstein's Visit to South America in 1925 -- The Reception of Einstein's Relativity Theories in Literature and the Arts (1920–1950) -- Part III: The Emergence of the Relativistic Worldview -- Hilbert’s Axiomatic Method and his "Foundations of Physics": Reconciling Causality with the Axiom of General Invariance -- Not Only Because of Theory: Dyson, Eddington and the Competing Myths of the 1919 Eclipse Expedition -- Peter Havas (1916–2004) -- Peter Bergmann and the Invention of Constrained Hamiltonian Dynamics -- Thoughts About a Conceptual Framework for Relativistic Gravity -- Part IV: A New Worldview in the Making -- Observational Tests of General Relativity: An Historical Look at Measurements Prior to the Advent of Modern Space-Borne Instruments -- Primordial Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Microwave Background -- Singularity Theorems in General Relativity: Achievements and Open Questions -- The History and Present Status of Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime -- The Border Between Relativity and Quantum Theory -- The Issue of the Beginning in Quantum Gravity En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4940-1 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32671 Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics [documento electrónico] / SpringerLink (Online service) ; Lehner, Christoph ; Renn, Jürgen ; Schemmel, Matthias . - Boston : Birkhäuser Boston, 2012 . - XII, 363 p. 21 illus., 5 illus. in color : online resource. - (Einstein Studies; 12) .
ISBN : 978-0-8176-4940-1
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Mathematics History Mathematical physics Gravitation Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Physics of Sciences Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Astronomy, Philosophical Foundations Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein’s pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Particular attention is paid to the implications of conceptual conflicts for scientific views of the world at large, thus providing the basis for a comparison of the demise of the mechanical worldview at the turn of the 20th century with the challenges presented by cosmology at the turn of the 21st century. Throughout the work, Einstein’s contributions are not seen in isolation but instead set into the wider intellectual context of dealing with the problem of gravitation in the twilight of classical physics; the investigation of the historical development is carried out with a number of epistemological questions in mind, concerning, in particular, the transformation process of knowledge associated with the changing worldviews of physics. Einstein and the Changing Worldviews of Physics is divided into four main parts: * Part I: At the Limits of the Classical Worldview; * Part II: Contexts of the Relativity Revolution; * Part III: The Emergence of the Relativistic Worldview; * Part IV: A New Worldview in the Making. The contributions explore various aspects of the emerging relativistic views in modern physics by giving an historical, philosophical, and mathematical account of Einstein’s work, as well as the work of other distinguished physicists in the field. Taken as a whole, the book is focused on the interplay between mathematical concepts and physical ideas throughout history by studying today’s scientific world and how it continues to redefine physics in the 21st century. Contributors: A. Ashtekar, E. Battaner, J.E. Beckman, K.A. Brading, T. Dray, J. Eisenstaedt, E. Florido, H.F. Goenner, D. Kennefick, J. Renn, T.A. Ryckman, D.C. Salisbury, J.M. Sánchez-Ron, M. Schemmel, R. Schulmann, B.F. Schutz, J.M.M. Senovilla, A.T. Tolmasquim, R.M. Wald, G. Wolters Nota de contenido: Introduction -- Part I: At the Limits of the Classical Worldview -- Theories of Gravitation in the Twilight of Classical Physics -- The Newtonian Theory of Light Propagation -- Mach and Einstein, or, Clearing Troubled Waters in the History of Science -- Part II: Contexts of the Relativity Revolution -- Tilling the Seedbed of Einstein's Politics: A Pre-1905 Harbinger? -- The Early Reception of Einstein’s Relativity among British Philosophers -- Science and Ideology in Einstein's Visit to South America in 1925 -- The Reception of Einstein's Relativity Theories in Literature and the Arts (1920–1950) -- Part III: The Emergence of the Relativistic Worldview -- Hilbert’s Axiomatic Method and his "Foundations of Physics": Reconciling Causality with the Axiom of General Invariance -- Not Only Because of Theory: Dyson, Eddington and the Competing Myths of the 1919 Eclipse Expedition -- Peter Havas (1916–2004) -- Peter Bergmann and the Invention of Constrained Hamiltonian Dynamics -- Thoughts About a Conceptual Framework for Relativistic Gravity -- Part IV: A New Worldview in the Making -- Observational Tests of General Relativity: An Historical Look at Measurements Prior to the Advent of Modern Space-Borne Instruments -- Primordial Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Microwave Background -- Singularity Theorems in General Relativity: Achievements and Open Questions -- The History and Present Status of Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime -- The Border Between Relativity and Quantum Theory -- The Issue of the Beginning in Quantum Gravity En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4940-1 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32671 Ejemplares
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Título : General Relativity Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: Woodhouse, N. M. J ; SpringerLink (Online service) Editorial: London : Springer London Fecha de publicación: 2007 Colección: Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series, ISSN 1615-2085 Número de páginas: X, 220 p. 33 illus Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-1-84628-487-8 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Physics Applied mathematics Engineering Differential geometry Gravitation Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Applications of Mathematics Theoretical, Mathematical Computational Geometry Astronomy, Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Based on a course given at Oxford over many years, this book is a short and concise exposition of the central ideas of general relativity. Although the original audience was made up of mathematics students, the focus is on the chain of reasoning that leads to the relativistic theory from the analysis of distance and time measurements in the presence of gravity, rather than on the underlying mathematical structure. The geometric ideas - which are central to the understanding of the nature of gravity - are introduced in parallel with the development of the theory, the emphasis being on laying bare how one is led to pseudo-Riemannian geometry through a natural process of reconciliation of special relativity with the equivalence principle. At centre stage are the "local inertial coordinates" set up by an observer in free fall, in which special relativity is valid over short times and distances. In more practical terms, the book is a sequel to the author's Special Relativity in the same series, with some overlap in the treatment of tensors. The basic theory is presented using techniques, such as phase-plane analysis, that will already be familiar to mathematics undergraduates, and numerous problems, of varying levels of difficulty, are provided to test understanding. The latter chapters include the theoretical background to contemporary observational tests - in particular the detection of gravitational waves and the verification of the Lens-Thirring precession - and some introductory cosmology, to tempt the reader to further study. While primarily designed as an introduction for final-year undergraduates and first-year postgraduates in mathematics, the book is also accessible to physicists who would like to see a more mathematical approach to the ideas Nota de contenido: Newtonian Gravity -- Inertial Coordinates and Tensors -- Energy-Momentum Tensors -- Curved Space—Time -- Tensor Calculus -- Einstein’s Equation -- Spherical Symmetry -- Orbits in the Schwarzschild Space—Time -- Black Holes -- Rotating Bodies -- Gravitational Waves -- Redshift and Horizons En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-487-8 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=34583 General Relativity [documento electrónico] / Woodhouse, N. M. J ; SpringerLink (Online service) . - London : Springer London, 2007 . - X, 220 p. 33 illus : online resource. - (Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series, ISSN 1615-2085) .
ISBN : 978-1-84628-487-8
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Physics Applied mathematics Engineering Differential geometry Gravitation Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Applications of Mathematics Theoretical, Mathematical Computational Geometry Astronomy, Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Based on a course given at Oxford over many years, this book is a short and concise exposition of the central ideas of general relativity. Although the original audience was made up of mathematics students, the focus is on the chain of reasoning that leads to the relativistic theory from the analysis of distance and time measurements in the presence of gravity, rather than on the underlying mathematical structure. The geometric ideas - which are central to the understanding of the nature of gravity - are introduced in parallel with the development of the theory, the emphasis being on laying bare how one is led to pseudo-Riemannian geometry through a natural process of reconciliation of special relativity with the equivalence principle. At centre stage are the "local inertial coordinates" set up by an observer in free fall, in which special relativity is valid over short times and distances. In more practical terms, the book is a sequel to the author's Special Relativity in the same series, with some overlap in the treatment of tensors. The basic theory is presented using techniques, such as phase-plane analysis, that will already be familiar to mathematics undergraduates, and numerous problems, of varying levels of difficulty, are provided to test understanding. The latter chapters include the theoretical background to contemporary observational tests - in particular the detection of gravitational waves and the verification of the Lens-Thirring precession - and some introductory cosmology, to tempt the reader to further study. While primarily designed as an introduction for final-year undergraduates and first-year postgraduates in mathematics, the book is also accessible to physicists who would like to see a more mathematical approach to the ideas Nota de contenido: Newtonian Gravity -- Inertial Coordinates and Tensors -- Energy-Momentum Tensors -- Curved Space—Time -- Tensor Calculus -- Einstein’s Equation -- Spherical Symmetry -- Orbits in the Schwarzschild Space—Time -- Black Holes -- Rotating Bodies -- Gravitational Waves -- Redshift and Horizons En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-487-8 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=34583 Ejemplares
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Título : Invariant Random Fields on Spaces with a Group Action Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: Malyarenko, Anatoliy ; SpringerLink (Online service) Editorial: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg Fecha de publicación: 2013 Otro editor: Imprint: Springer Colección: Probability and Its Applications, ISSN 1431-7028 Número de páginas: XVIII, 262 p Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-3-642-33406-1 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Mathematics Mathematical physics Probabilities Cosmology Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes Applications in the Physical Sciences Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: The author describes the current state of the art in the theory of invariant random fields. This theory is based on several different areas of mathematics, including probability theory, differential geometry, harmonic analysis, and special functions. The present volume unifies many results scattered throughout the mathematical, physical, and engineering literature, as well as it introduces new results from this area first proved by the author. The book also presents many practical applications, in particular in such highly interesting areas as approximation theory, cosmology and earthquake engineering. It is intended for researchers and specialists working in the fields of stochastic processes, statistics, functional analysis, astronomy, and engineering. Nota de contenido: 1.Introduction -- 2.Spectral Expansions -- 3.L2 Theory of Invariant Random Fields -- 4.Sample Path Properties of Gaussian Invariant Random Fields -- 5.Applications -- A.Mathematical Background -- References -- Index En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33406-1 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32535 Invariant Random Fields on Spaces with a Group Action [documento electrónico] / Malyarenko, Anatoliy ; SpringerLink (Online service) . - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013 . - XVIII, 262 p : online resource. - (Probability and Its Applications, ISSN 1431-7028) .
ISBN : 978-3-642-33406-1
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Mathematics Mathematical physics Probabilities Cosmology Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes Applications in the Physical Sciences Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: The author describes the current state of the art in the theory of invariant random fields. This theory is based on several different areas of mathematics, including probability theory, differential geometry, harmonic analysis, and special functions. The present volume unifies many results scattered throughout the mathematical, physical, and engineering literature, as well as it introduces new results from this area first proved by the author. The book also presents many practical applications, in particular in such highly interesting areas as approximation theory, cosmology and earthquake engineering. It is intended for researchers and specialists working in the fields of stochastic processes, statistics, functional analysis, astronomy, and engineering. Nota de contenido: 1.Introduction -- 2.Spectral Expansions -- 3.L2 Theory of Invariant Random Fields -- 4.Sample Path Properties of Gaussian Invariant Random Fields -- 5.Applications -- A.Mathematical Background -- References -- Index En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33406-1 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32535 Ejemplares
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Título : Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon’s Motion (1691-1757) Tipo de documento: documento electrónico Autores: Steele, John M ; SpringerLink (Online service) Editorial: Boston, MA : Springer US Fecha de publicación: 2012 Colección: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences Número de páginas: XIV, 154 p. 13 illus Il.: online resource ISBN/ISSN/DL: 978-1-4614-2149-8 Idioma : Inglés (eng) Palabras clave: Mathematics History Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Observations, Astronomical Observations Physics of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Philosophical Foundations Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Historians of astronomy, historians of the ancient world, and astronomers will be enriched by the unique and captivating topics covered in this book. This volume contains the first detailed study of the use of ancient and medieval astronomical observations in order to investigate the moon’s secular acceleration—from its discovery by Edmond Halley to the establishment of the magnitude of the acceleration by Richard Dunthorne, Tobias Mayer and Jérôme Lalande in the 1740s and 1750s. The discovery of a gradual acceleration in the moon’s mean motion by Halley in the last decade of the seventeenth century sparked a revival of interest in reports of astronomical observations from antiquity. These observations provided the only means with which to study the moon’s ‘secular acceleration’ as this newly-discovered acceleration became known. John M. Steele tells the story of how the secular acceleration of the moon was discovered, the reception of its discovery, and the first attempts to determine its size of the acceleration from historical data. Additionally, this study addresses the wider question of how ancient and medieval astronomy was viewed in the eighteenth century; particularly European perceptions of ancient Greek, Arabic, Babylonian, and Chinese astronomy. Making extensive use of previously unstudied manuscripts, this book explores how different astronomers used the same small body of preserved ancient observations in different ways in their work on the secular acceleration. Further, the broader context of the study of the moon’s secular acceleration, including its use in debates of biblical chronology and the use of astronomy in determining geographical longitude, are examined Nota de contenido: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Edmond Halley’s Discovery of the Secular Acceleration of the Moon -- 3. A Forgotten Episode in the History of the Secular Acceleration: William Whiston, Arthur Ashley Sykes and the Eclipse of Phlegon -- 4. The Gradual Acceptance of the Existence of the Secular Acceleration During the 1740s -- 5. Eighteenth Century Views of Ancient Astronomy -- 6. The First Detailed Study of the Moon’s Secular Acceleration: Richard Dunthorne -- 7. An Integrated Approach: Tobias Mayer -- 8. The Final Synthesis: Jérôme Lalande -- 9. Epilogue -- References -- Index En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2149-8 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32785 Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon’s Motion (1691-1757) [documento electrónico] / Steele, John M ; SpringerLink (Online service) . - Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012 . - XIV, 154 p. 13 illus : online resource. - (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) .
ISBN : 978-1-4614-2149-8
Idioma : Inglés (eng)
Palabras clave: Mathematics History Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmology Observations, Astronomical Observations Physics of Mathematical Sciences Astronomy, and Techniques Philosophical Foundations Clasificación: 51 Matemáticas Resumen: Historians of astronomy, historians of the ancient world, and astronomers will be enriched by the unique and captivating topics covered in this book. This volume contains the first detailed study of the use of ancient and medieval astronomical observations in order to investigate the moon’s secular acceleration—from its discovery by Edmond Halley to the establishment of the magnitude of the acceleration by Richard Dunthorne, Tobias Mayer and Jérôme Lalande in the 1740s and 1750s. The discovery of a gradual acceleration in the moon’s mean motion by Halley in the last decade of the seventeenth century sparked a revival of interest in reports of astronomical observations from antiquity. These observations provided the only means with which to study the moon’s ‘secular acceleration’ as this newly-discovered acceleration became known. John M. Steele tells the story of how the secular acceleration of the moon was discovered, the reception of its discovery, and the first attempts to determine its size of the acceleration from historical data. Additionally, this study addresses the wider question of how ancient and medieval astronomy was viewed in the eighteenth century; particularly European perceptions of ancient Greek, Arabic, Babylonian, and Chinese astronomy. Making extensive use of previously unstudied manuscripts, this book explores how different astronomers used the same small body of preserved ancient observations in different ways in their work on the secular acceleration. Further, the broader context of the study of the moon’s secular acceleration, including its use in debates of biblical chronology and the use of astronomy in determining geographical longitude, are examined Nota de contenido: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Edmond Halley’s Discovery of the Secular Acceleration of the Moon -- 3. A Forgotten Episode in the History of the Secular Acceleration: William Whiston, Arthur Ashley Sykes and the Eclipse of Phlegon -- 4. The Gradual Acceptance of the Existence of the Secular Acceleration During the 1740s -- 5. Eighteenth Century Views of Ancient Astronomy -- 6. The First Detailed Study of the Moon’s Secular Acceleration: Richard Dunthorne -- 7. An Integrated Approach: Tobias Mayer -- 8. The Final Synthesis: Jérôme Lalande -- 9. Epilogue -- References -- Index En línea: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2149-8 Link: https://biblioteca.cunef.edu/gestion/catalogo/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=32785 Ejemplares
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