LEADER 02996nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910816762803321 005 20240516063601.0 010 $a9786613240040 010 $a9781283240048 010 $a1283240041 010 $a9781118108314 010 $a1118108310 010 $a9781118108291 010 $a1118108299 010 $a9781118108321 010 $a1118108329 035 $a(CKB)2550000000045795 035 $a(EBL)698081 035 $a(OCoLC)759159341 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000541244 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11346603 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541244 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10498702 035 $a(PQKB)10657388 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC698081 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL698081 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10494673 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL324004 035 $a(Perlego)1014285 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000045795 100 $a20110516d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aShifting the Earth $ethe mathematical quest to understand the motion of the universe /$fArthur Mazer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (324 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781118024270 311 08$a1118024273 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Preface.Acknowledgments.Chapter 1. Perfection.Chapter 2. Perfectionists.Chapter 3. The Iconoclast.Chapter 4. Instigators.Chapter 5. Retrograde.Chapter 6. Revolutionary.Chapter 7. Renegades.Chapter 8. The Authority.Chapter 9. Rule Breakers.Epilogue.Bibliography.Index. 330 $a"Combining history, astronomy, and philosophy, this insightful book demonstrates how mathematics evolved and was used to explain planetary movements based on centuries of manual observations and careful data collection. Historical and social contexts behind the mathematical advances are provided, and the history includes the larger political and philosophical environment that affected the lives of the contributing scientists. A prime objective is to illustrate how Kepler's heliocentric pathway evolved from Ptolemy's geocentric model, with Copernicus as the critical intermediary. This reference will be valuable to science and mathematics enthusiasts, and will serve as a textbook or supplemental recommended reading for undergraduates"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aKepler's laws 606 $aMotion 606 $aCelestial mechanics 615 0$aKepler's laws. 615 0$aMotion. 615 0$aCelestial mechanics. 676 $a521/.3 686 $aMAT015000$2bisacsh 700 $aMazer$b Arthur$f1958-$0521944 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816762803321 996 $aShifting the Earth$94068503 997 $aUNINA