A history of physical theories of comets, from Aristotle to Whipple / Tofigh Heidarzadeh.
Pubblicazione:
[S.l.] : Springer, c2008.
Descrizione fisica:
xiii, 275 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Serie:
Archimedes ; 19
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Aristotle's theory of comets 2. After Aristotle 3. From Brahe to Newton 4. Comets in Newtonian physics 5. After Newton 6. Non-Newtonian theories of comets 7. Comets in the Laplacian cosmos 8. Comets in the post-Laplacian era. Bibliography. Index
