Constellations and conjectures / Norwood Russell Hanson ; Matthew D. Lund editor.
Edizione:
2. ed
Pubblicazione:
Dordrecht : Springer, c2026.
Descrizione fisica:
XII, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Serie:
Synthese library, 0166-6991 ; 48
Contiene:
Indice: Editor's introduction to the second edition. The conceptual content of the book. Introduction to the conceptual content of the book. Book one: Pt. 1. Cosmological explanation B.C: 1. The great facts of the heavens 2. Plato 3. Eudoxus and Plato's problem 4. Aristotle. Book one: Pt. 2. Ptolemy and prediction: 1. Pre-Ptolemaic anticipations 2. The power of the epicycle-on-deferent technique 3. Three-dimensional variations of Ptolemy's technique 4. Ptolemy's ancient legacy. Book two: Pt. 1. The Medieval rediscovery of Ptolemy's tool box 2. The Ptolemaic system 3. Supplementary material for Book two, Pt 1. Book two: Pt. 2. Copernicus' systematic astronomy: 1. The Copernican system 2. Further aspects of Copernican astronomy in contrast to all that had gone before 3. Tycho and Copernicus. Book three:Pt. 1. Kepler: 1. Kepler and the clean idea 2. Supplementary material for Book three, Pt. 1. Name index. Subject index
