A history of the mathematical theories of attraction and the figure of the earth 2 volume set

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Newton's Principia paints a picture of the earth as a spinning, gravitating ball. However, the earth is not completely rigid and the interplay of forces will modify its shape in subtle ways. Newton predicted a flattening at the poles, yet others disagreed. Plenty of books have described the expeditions which sought to measure the shape of the earth, but very little has appeared on the mathematics of a problem which remains of enduring interest even in an age of satellites. Published in 1874, this two-volume work by Isaac Todhunter (1820-84), perhaps the greatest Victorian historian of mathematics, takes the mathematical story from Newton, through the expeditions which settled the matter in Newton's favour, to the investigations of Laplace which opened a new era in mathematical physics. Several of Todhunter's other works, including his History of the Mathematical Theory of Probability (1865) are also reissued in this series.

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Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 02 april 2015

Aantal pagina's: 1034

Hoofdauteur: Isaac Todhunter

Tweede Auteur: Todhunter Isaac

Hoofdredacteur: Karl Pearson

Hoofduitgeverij: Cambridge University Press

Product breedte: 142 mm

Product hoogte: 66 mm

Product lengte: 218 mm

Verpakking breedte: 142 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 66 mm

Verpakking lengte: 218 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 1197 g

EAN: 9781108084598

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