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Ancient Astronomical Observations and the Study of the Moon’s Motion (1691-1757)
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Table of Contents
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Altmetric BadgeBook Overview
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 1 Introduction
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 2 Edmond Halley’s Discovery of the Secular Acceleration of the Moon
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 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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Altmetric BadgeChapter 4 The Gradual Acceptance of the Existence of the Secular Acceleration During the 1740s
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 5 Eighteenth-Century Views of Ancient Astronomy
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 6 The First Detailed Study of the Moon’s Secular Acceleration: Richard Dunthorne
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 7 An Integrated Approach: Tobias Mayer
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 8 The Final Synthesis: Jérôme Lalande
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Altmetric BadgeChapter 9 Epilogue