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082 0 4 _a509
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100 1 _aHeidarzadeh, Tofigh.
_eauthor.
245 1 2 _aA History of Physical Theories of Comets, From Aristotle to Whipple
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Tofigh Heidarzadeh.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands,
_c2008.
300 _aXIV, 278 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
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490 1 _aArchimedes: New Studies In The History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology,
_x1385-0180 ;
_v19
505 0 _aAristotle's Theory of Comets -- After Aristotle -- From Brahe to Newton -- Comets in Newtonian Physics -- After Newton -- Non-Newtonian Theories of Comets -- Comets in the Laplacian Cosmos -- Comets in the Post-Laplacian Era.
520 _aThe book describes the major physical theories of comets in the past two millennia. It demonstrates the evolution of ideas about the nature, position, motion and physical constitution of comets from Aristotle to Whipple. Unlike the available works on the history of comets, which either illustrate relatively short periods in the history of physical cometology or portray a landscape view without adequate details, the present study focuses on details of each theory. It also investigates the interaction between observational and mathematical astronomy, and the physical sciences in defining the properties of comets. Ideas about the astrological aspects of comets are not considered in this study. Also, topics concerning the motion of comets are explained to the extent that is helpful in illustrating their physical properties. Although the present study is mainly focused on the physical theories of comets, its results will be relevant to studies in the history of geology, planetary science, and astrology. On the other hand, those results may initiate new studies about educational practices for physics and astronomy in post-Newtonian Europe, the ways that different parts of Newton's physical, astronomical and cosmological ideas evolved after him. Also, the debates about the constitution and chemical properties of comets in the post-Laplacian era may trigger new researches about possible influence of cometary studies on the foundation of astrophysics. .
650 0 _aHistory.
650 0 _aObservations, Astronomical.
650 0 _aAstronomy
_xObservations.
650 1 4 _aHistory.
650 2 4 _aHistory of Science.
650 2 4 _aAstronomy, Observations and Techniques.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9781402083228
830 0 _aArchimedes: New Studies In The History And Philosophy Of Science And Technology,
_x1385-0180 ;
_v19
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8323-5
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950 _aHumanities, Social Sciences and Law (Springer-11648)
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