TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mazer,Arthur
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Shifting the Earth: the mathematical quest to understand the motion of the universe 
AV  - QB355.3 .M39 2011eb
U1  - 521/.3 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Hoboken, N.J.
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Kepler's laws
KW  - Motion
KW  - Celestial mechanics
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: Preface.Acknowledgments.Chapter 1. Perfection.Chapter 2. Perfectionists.Chapter 3. The Iconoclast.Chapter 4. Instigators.Chapter 5. Retrograde.Chapter 6. Revolutionary.Chapter 7. Renegades.Chapter 8. The Authority.Chapter 9. Rule Breakers.Epilogue.Bibliography.Index; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2011; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "Combining history, astronomy, and philosophy, this insightful book demonstrates how mathematics evolved and was used to explain planetary movements based on centuries of manual observations and careful data collection. Historical and social contexts behind the mathematical advances are provided, and the history includes the larger political and philosophical environment that affected the lives of the contributing scientists. A prime objective is to illustrate how Kepler's heliocentric pathway evolved from Ptolemy's geocentric model, with Copernicus as the critical intermediary. This reference will be valuable to science and mathematics enthusiasts, and will serve as a textbook or supplemental recommended reading for undergraduates"--
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10494673
ER  -