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On the Determination of the Orbits of Comets - According to the Methods of Father Boscovich and Mr de la Place (Paperback) Loot Price: R902
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On the Determination of the Orbits of Comets - According to the Methods of Father Boscovich and Mr de la Place (Paperback)

Henry Englefield

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy

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When this book first appeared in 1793, there had been no significant work on comets published in English since Edmond Halley's death some fifty years before. In Europe the field was dominated by French astronomers such as Pingre and Laplace, but their ornate styles were often difficult to translate. In this concise monograph, Sir Henry Englefield (c.1752 1822) draws both on this continental work and on his own correspondence with William Herschel to produce one of the few accessible manuals in English for the computation of cometary orbits. He includes mathematical examples as new formulae are introduced, along with detailed tables and appendices. Englefield's particular interest was in the development of scientific instruments suitable for travellers - he devised a portable telescope and lent his name to the Englefield mountain barometer - and his passion for efficiency shines through in this work, still valuable to researchers in the history of astronomy and comet science.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
Release date: June 2013
First published: May 2013
Authors: Henry Englefield
Dimensions: 244 x 170 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-06173-5
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General
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LSN: 1-108-06173-7
Barcode: 9781108061735

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