The Problem of the Earth's Shape from Newton to Clairaut
| Book | The Problem of the Earth's Shape from Newton to Clairaut |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| First Published | 1995 |
| Author | John L. Greenberg |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Cambridge, UK |
| First Published | 1995 |
| Pages / Font | 800 pages |
| ISBN | 0-521-38541-5 |
| Library of Congress Call Number | QB 283 .G74 1995 |
| Chapters | Preface
1. Isaac Newton's Theory of a Flattened Earth (1687, 1713, 1726)
2. The State of the Problem of the Earth's Shape in the 1720's: Stalemate
3. The Revival of Geodesy in Paris (1733-1735)
4. Pierre Bouguer and the Theory of Homogeneous Figures of Equilibrium (1734)
5. Maupertuis: On the Theory of the Earth's Shape
6. Alexis-Claude Clairaut's First Theories of the Earth's Shape
7. Interlude I: Integral Calculus (1690-1741)
8. Interlude II: The Paris Academy's Contest on the Tides (1740)
9. Clairaut's Mature Theory of the Earth's Shape (1741-1743): First Substantial Connections Between the Revival of Mathematics in Paris and Progress in Mechanics There
10. Epilogue: Fontaine's and Clairaut's Advances in the Partial Differential Calculus Revisited, or Virtues of Interrelated Developments in Mathematics andScience, and the Fall of "Normal" Science
Notes
Bibiography
Index Preface
1. Isaac Newton's Theory of a Flattened Earth (1687, 1713, 1726)
2. The State of the Problem of the Earth's Shape in the 1720's: Stalemate
3. The Revival of Geodesy in Paris (1733-1735)
4. Pierre Bouguer and the Theory of Homogeneous Figures of Equilibrium (1734)
5. Maupertuis: On the Theory of the Earth's Shape
6. Alexis-Claude Clairaut's First Theories of the Earth's Shape
7. Interlude I: Integral Calculus (1690-1741)
8. Interlude II: The Paris Academy's Contest on the Tides (1740)
9. Clairaut's Mature Theory of the Earth's Shape (1741-1743): First Substantial Connections Between the Revival of Mathematics in Paris and Progress in Mechanics There
10. Epilogue: Fontaine's and Clairaut's Advances in the Partial Differential Calculus Revisited, or Virtues of Interrelated Developments in Mathematics andScience, and the Fall of "Normal" Science
Notes
Bibiography
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