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THEORIA MOTUS CORPORUM COELESTIUM IN SECTIONIBUS CONICIS SOLEM AMBIENTIUM
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| By: |
Carl Friedrich Gauss |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108143113 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108143110 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
19 May, 2011 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics |
| Pages: |
268 |
| Description: |
A major work of theoretical astronomy, published in Latin in 1809, that has continuing relevance. |
| Synopsis: |
Described by one reviewer as 'one of the most perfect books ever written on theoretical astronomy', this work in Latin by the German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), the 'Prince of Mathematicians', derived from his attempt to solve an astronomical puzzle: where in the heavens would the dwarf planet Ceres, first sighted in 1801, reappear? Gauss' predicted position was correct to within half a degree, and this led him to develop a streamlined and sophisticated method of calculating the effect of the larger planets and the sun on the orbits of planetoids, which he published in 1809. As well as providing a tool for astronomers, Gauss' method also offered a way of reducing inaccuracy of calculations arising from measurement error; the primacy of this discovery was however disputed between him and the French mathematician Legendre, whose Essai sur la theorie des nombres is also reissued in this series. |
| Illustrations: |
1 b/w illus. 10 tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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