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Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon’s Motion (1691-1757)

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Introduction
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    Chapter 2 Edmond Halley’s Discovery of the Secular Acceleration of the Moon
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    Chapter 3 A Forgotten Episode in the History of the Secular Acceleration: William Whiston, Arthur Ashley Sykes and the Eclipse of Phlegon
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    Chapter 4 The Gradual Acceptance of the Existence of the Secular Acceleration During the 1740s
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    Chapter 5 Eighteenth-Century Views of Ancient Astronomy
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    Chapter 6 The First Detailed Study of the Moon’s Secular Acceleration: Richard Dunthorne
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    Chapter 7 An Integrated Approach: Tobias Mayer
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    Chapter 8 The Final Synthesis: Jérôme Lalande
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    Chapter 9 Epilogue
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Chapter title
Edmond Halley’s Discovery of the Secular Acceleration of the Moon
Chapter number 2
Book title
Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon’s Motion (1691-1757)
Published by
Springer, Boston, MA, January 2012
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-2149-8_2
Book ISBNs
978-1-4614-2148-1, 978-1-4614-2149-8
Authors

John M. Steele, Steele, John M.

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