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. Volume 1 traces developments from Newton up to 1780,
including coverage of the work of Maupertuis, Clairaut and
d'Alembert.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics, Volume 1 |
| Release date: |
April 2015 |
| Authors: |
Isaac Todhunter
|
| Dimensions: |
217 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
518 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-08457-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
History of mathematics
|
| LSN: |
1-108-08457-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781108084574 |
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