In the 18th century, purely scientific interests as well as the practical necessities of navigation motivated the development of new theories and techniques to accurately describe celestial and lunar motion. 'Between Theory and Observations' presents a detailed and accurate account, not to be found elsewhere in the literature, of Tobias Mayer's important contributions to the study of lunar motion including the creation of his famous set of lunar tables, which were the most accurate of their time.Astron Astrophys 124:50a62 Chauvenet W (1863) A manual of spherical and practical astronomy, 2 vols. ... Martin, Coignard, and Guerin, Paris; Reprinted in Opera Omnia II, 25, pp 45a157 Euler L (1749b) Recherches sur le mouvement desanbsp;...
Title | : | Between Theory and Observations |
Author | : | Steven Wepster |
Publisher | : | Springer Science & Business Media - 2009-11-11 |
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