On the Determination of the Orbits of Comets

According to the Methods of Father Boscovich and Mr de la Place

AvHenry Englefield

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

Del i serien Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy

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When this book first appeared in 1793, there had been no significant work on comets published in English since Edmond Halley's death some fifty years before. In Europe the field was dominated by French astronomers such as Pingré and Laplace, but their ornate styles were often difficult to translate. In this concise monograph, Sir Henry Englefield (c.1752-1822) draws both on this continental work and on his own correspondence with William Herschel to produce one of the few accessible manuals in English for the computation of cometary orbits. He includes mathematical examples as new formulae are introduced, along with detailed tables and appendices. Englefield's particular interest was in the development of scientific instruments suitable for travellers - he devised a portable telescope and lent his name to the Englefield mountain barometer - and his passion for efficiency shines through in this work, still valuable to researchers in the history of astronomy and comet science.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-27
Mått:170 x 244 x 15 mm
Vikt:470 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108061735

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; 1. General view of the method; 2. On the motion of the point of intersection of the radius vector and cord; 3. On the comparison of the parabolic cord with the space which answers to the mean velocity of the earth in the same time; 4. Of the reduction of the second longitude of the comet; 5. On the proportion of the three curtate distances of the comet from the earth; 6. Of the graphical declination of the orbit of the earth; 7. Of the numerical quantities to be prepared for the construction or computation of the comet's orbit; 8. Determination of the distances of the comet from the earth and the sun; 9. Determination of the elements of the orbit from the determined distances; 10. Determination of the place of the comet from the earth and sun; 11. Determination of the distances of the comet from the earth and sun; 12. Determination of the comet's orbit; 13. Determination of the place of the comet; 14. Application of the graphical method to the comet of 1769; 15. Application of the distances found; 16. Determination of the place of the comet, for another given time; 17. Application of the trigonometrical method to the comet of 1769; 18. Determination of the elements of the orbit of the comet of 1769; Example of the graphical operation for the orbit of the comet of 1769; Example of the trigonometrical operation for the orbit of the comet of 1769; Conclusion; La Place's general method for determining the orbits of comets; Determination of the two elements of the orbit; Application of La Place's method of finding the approximate perihelion distance; Application of La Place's method for correcting the orbit of a comet, to the comet of 1769; Explanation and use of the tables; Tables; Appendix; Plates.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-27
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Vikt:470 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9781108061735

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Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

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