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The Copernican question [[electronic resource] ] : prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order / / Robert S. Westman
| The Copernican question [[electronic resource] ] : prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order / / Robert S. Westman |
| Autore | Westman Robert S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (702 p.) |
| Disciplina | 520.94/09031 |
| Collana | The Fletcher Jones Foundation humanities imprint |
| Soggetto topico |
Astronomy, Renaissance - Europe - History - 16th century
Science - Philosophy - Europe - History - 16th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
16th century
astrology astronomy christianity copernican question copernicus cosmology divination europe finite universe history of science italy long 16th century medieval studies modern cosmology modern science natural history natural philosophy nonfiction orbits outer space planets religion renaissance reformation renaissance science and religion science scientific movement scientists universe |
| ISBN |
1-283-27745-X
9786613277459 0-520-94816-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Literature of the Heavens and the Science of the Stars -- 2. Constructing the Future -- 3. Copernicus and the Crisis of the Bologna Prognosticators, 1496-1500 -- 4. Between Wittenberg and Rome: The New System, Astrology, and the End of the World -- 5. The Wittenberg Interpretation of Copernicus's Theory -- 6. Varieties of Astrological Credibility -- 7. Foreknowledge, Skepticism, and Celestial Order in Rome -- 8. Planetary Order, Astronomical Reform, and the Extraordinary Course of Nature -- 9. The Second-Generation Copernicans: Maestlin and Digges -- 10. A Proliferation of Readings -- 11. The Emergence of Kepler's Copernican Representation -- 12. Kepler's Early Audiences, 1596-1600 -- 13. The Third-Generation Copernicans: Galileo and Kepler -- 14. The Naturalist Turn and Celestial Order: Constructing the Nova of 1604 -- 15. How Kepler's New Star Traveled to England -- 16. The Struggle for Order -- 17. Modernizing Theoretical Knowledge: Patronage, Reputation, Learned Sociability, Gentlemanly Veracity -- 18. How Galileo's Recurrent Novelties Traveled -- Conclusion. The Great Controversy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Prognostication, skepticism, and celestial order |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781488303321 |
Westman Robert S
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2011 | ||
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Heavenly mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry / / Glen Van Brummelen
| Heavenly mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : the forgotten art of spherical trigonometry / / Glen Van Brummelen |
| Autore | Van Brummelen Glen |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 516.24 |
| Soggetto topico |
Spherical trigonometry
Trigonometry |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Abū 'l-Wafā
Abū Mahmūd al-Khujandī Abū Nasr Mansūr ibn 'Alī ibn 'Irāq Abū Sahl al-Kūhī Albert Girard B. M. Brown Cesàro method Christopher Columbus Claudius Ptolemy Earth Elements Georg Rheticus Giuseppe Cesàro Hipparchus of Rhodes Islam Islamic religious rituals John Harrison John Napier Law of Cosines Law of Sines Leonhard Euler Mathematical Collection Mecca Menelaus of Alexandria Menelaus's Theorem Moon Napier's Rules Opus palatinum Planisphere Ptolemy Pythagorean Theorem Rule of Four Quantities Sphaerica Sun acute-angled triangle angle area astrolabe astronomical triangle astronomy cartography celestial motion celestial sphere chronometer classical Greece dead reckoning ecliptic equatorial coordinates geography locality principle logarithms marteloio mathematics method of Saint Hilaire navigation oblique triangle pentagramma mirificum planar Law of Sines plane trigonometry planets polygon polyhedron qibla regular polyhedron right-angled triangle rising time sphere spherical Law of Sines spherical astronomy spherical geometry spherical triangle spherical trigonometry star stars stereographic projection table of sine theorems triangle trigonometric table trigonometry |
| ISBN |
1-299-05125-1
1-4008-4480-0 |
| Classificazione | SN 100 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Heavenly mathematics -- Exploring the sphere -- The ancient approach -- The medieval approach -- The modern approach: right-angled triangles -- The modern approach: oblique triangles -- Areas, angles, and polyhedra -- Stereographic projection -- Navigation. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786023403321 |
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Van Brummelen Glen
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2013 | ||
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The Key to Newton's Dynamics : The Kepler Problem and the Principia / / J. Bruce Brackenridge
| The Key to Newton's Dynamics : The Kepler Problem and the Principia / / J. Bruce Brackenridge |
| Autore | Brackenridge J. Bruce |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1996] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (316 p.) |
| Disciplina |
521/.3
531.092 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | NewtonIsaac <1642-1727.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Kepler's laws
Celestial mechanics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1600s
academic analysis biographical cambridge centrifugal force conservation of motion cultural context curvature descartes famous person famous scientist galileo historical history buff kepler problem laws of motion mathematics newton newtons dynamics outer space physics planetary motion planets principia scholarly scientific scientist true story |
| ISBN |
1-282-35500-7
9786612355004 0-520-91685-9 0-585-37582-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART I. THE BACKGROUND TO NEWTON'S SOLUTION -- PART II. A GUIDED STUDY TO NEWTON'S SOLUTION -- PART III. THE REVISIONS AND EXTENSIONS TO NEWTON'S SOLUTION -- APPENDIX -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- INDEX TO THE GUIDED STUDY AND THE TRANSLATION -- GENERAL INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910495970103321 |
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Brackenridge J. Bruce
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| Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1996] | ||
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Science, SETI and mathematics / / Carl L. DeVito
| Science, SETI and mathematics / / Carl L. DeVito |
| Autore | DeVito Carl L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina |
999.01/51
999.0151 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Mathematics
Extraterrestrial beings |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alien race
alien races art astronomers calculus communication correspondence diplomacy discussion books earth easy to read engaging equations evolution extraterrestrial intelligence extraterrestrials history human history humanity lively math mathematics music mutual communication outer space page turner phenomenon philosophy physics and chemistry planets realistic science methodology science to consider science search for intelligent life theoretical ufos |
| ISBN |
1-80073-007-1
1-4619-5258-1 1-78238-070-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Where Are We?; Chapter 2 - Naïve Questions; Chapter 3 - Are We Special?; Chapter 4 - Stories-Part One; Chapter 5 - Measuring Our Solar Neighborhood; Chapter 6 - The Scotsman; Chapter 7 - The Birth of SETI; Chapter 8 - The Conference at Green Bank; Chapter 9 - Stories-Part Two; Chapter 10 - Talking to E.T.; Chaper 11 - Languages; Chapter 12 - Paradoxes; Chapter 13 - The Universal Science; Chapter 14 - The Special Theory of Relativity; Chapter 15 - The General Theory of Relativity; Chapter 16 - The University of Colorado Study; Chapter 17 - Surprise!
Chapter 18 - EpilogueAppendix I - Infinite Sets; Appendix II - Mars; Appendix III - The DeVito-Oehrle Language; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790859003321 |
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DeVito Carl L
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| New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Science, SETI and mathematics / / Carl L. DeVito
| Science, SETI and mathematics / / Carl L. DeVito |
| Autore | DeVito Carl L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (220 p.) |
| Disciplina |
999.01/51
999.0151 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science - Mathematics
Extraterrestrial beings |
| Soggetto non controllato |
alien race
alien races art astronomers calculus communication correspondence diplomacy discussion books earth easy to read engaging equations evolution extraterrestrial intelligence extraterrestrials history human history humanity lively math mathematics music mutual communication outer space page turner phenomenon philosophy physics and chemistry planets realistic science methodology science to consider science search for intelligent life theoretical ufos |
| ISBN |
1-80073-007-1
1-4619-5258-1 1-78238-070-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Where Are We?; Chapter 2 - Naïve Questions; Chapter 3 - Are We Special?; Chapter 4 - Stories-Part One; Chapter 5 - Measuring Our Solar Neighborhood; Chapter 6 - The Scotsman; Chapter 7 - The Birth of SETI; Chapter 8 - The Conference at Green Bank; Chapter 9 - Stories-Part Two; Chapter 10 - Talking to E.T.; Chaper 11 - Languages; Chapter 12 - Paradoxes; Chapter 13 - The Universal Science; Chapter 14 - The Special Theory of Relativity; Chapter 15 - The General Theory of Relativity; Chapter 16 - The University of Colorado Study; Chapter 17 - Surprise!
Chapter 18 - EpilogueAppendix I - Infinite Sets; Appendix II - Mars; Appendix III - The DeVito-Oehrle Language; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821545703321 |
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DeVito Carl L
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| New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Spacefaring [[electronic resource] ] : the human dimension / / Albert A. Harrison
| Spacefaring [[electronic resource] ] : the human dimension / / Albert A. Harrison |
| Autore | Harrison Albert A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
| Disciplina | 629.45 |
| Soggetto topico |
Manned space flight
Astronautics - Human factors |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anxiety
astronauts behavior behavioral science case history case study cosmology cosmos habitability health and wellness human nature humans in space international space station mental health outer space planets political politics space exploration space missions space shuttle space station space travel spacecraft spaceflight stars statistical statistics stress management stress true story |
| ISBN |
9786613520395
0-520-92965-9 1-280-09439-7 1-59734-909-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. WHY SPACE? -- 2. SPACEFLIGHT HUMAN FACTORS -- 3. HAZARDS AND COUNTER -- 4. LIFE SUPPORT -- 5. HABITABILITY -- 6. SELECTION AND TRAINING -- 7. STRESS AND COPING -- 8. CROUP DYNAMICS -- 9. AT WORK -- 10. MISHAPS -- 11. OFF DUTY -- 12. SPACE TOURISM -- 13. SPACE SETTLEMENTS -- 14. INTERSTELLAR MIGRATION -- 15. RESTORING THE DREAM -- NOTES -- INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782913403321 |
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Harrison Albert A
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| Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2002 | ||
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The Multiverse
| The Multiverse |
| Autore | Alonso-Serrano Ana |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (240 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Research & information: general
Astronomy, space & time |
| Soggetto non controllato |
multiverse
Leibniz other worlds multiverse levels habitability stars quantum cosmology origin of the universe time reversal symmetry planets life varying constants anthropic principle multiverse entanglement multiverse tests mass extinctions string theory string landscape dark energy creation from nothing soft entry quantum gravity Wheeler-de Witt-equation Bohm-like interpretation volume-quantisation space atoms information storage and transfer philosophy of multiverse categories of multiverses different physics universes superstring multiverse dark multiverse universe-antiuniverse pair creation multiverse habitability: stars, planets, life, consciousness falsifiability of multiverses |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557309403321 |
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Alonso-Serrano Ana
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| Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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