John Couch Adams And The Discovery Of Neptune

Author : Harold Spencer Jones
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107691893
Total Pages : 45 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Couch Adams and the Discovery of Neptune written by Harold Spencer Jones and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1947, this book presents a concise account of the role of John Couch Adams (1819-92) in the discovery of Neptune. Excerpts from Adams' letters are incorporated throughout the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in astronomy and the history of science.

Author : William Sheehan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030542181
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neptune: From Grand Discovery to a World Revealed written by William Sheehan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-05-21 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1846 discovery of Neptune is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of science and astronomy. John Couch Adams and U.J. Le Verrier both investigated anomalies in the motion of Uranus and independently predicted the existence and location of this new planet. However, interpretations of the events surrounding this discovery have long been mired in controversy. Who first predicted the new planet? Was the discovery just a lucky fluke? The ensuing storm engaged astronomers across Europe and the United States. Written by an international group of authors, this pathbreaking volume explores in unprecedented depth the contentious history of Neptune’s discovery, drawing on newly discovered documents and re-examining the historical record. In so doing, we gain new understanding of the actions of key individuals and sharper insights into the pressures acting on them. The discovery of Neptune was a captivating mathematical moment and was widely regarded at the time as the greatest triumph of Newton’s theory of universal gravitation. The book therefore begins with Newton’s development of his ideas of gravity. It examines too the mathematical calculations related to the discovery of Neptune, using new theories and tools provided by advances in celestial mechanics over the past twenty years. Through this process, the book analyzes why the mathematical approach that proved so potent in the discovery of Neptune, grand as it was, could not help produce similar discoveries despite several valiant attempts. In the final chapters, we see how the discovery of Neptune marked the end of one quest—to explain the wayward motions of Uranus—and the beginning of another quest to fill in the map and understand the nature of the outer Solar System, whose icy precincts Neptune, as the outermost of the giant planets, bounds.

Author : A. M. W. Downing
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Couch Adams written by A. M. W. Downing and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1800 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Morton Grosser
Publisher : Cambridge : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Discovery of Neptune written by Morton Grosser and published by Cambridge : Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1962 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Somerville
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mechanism of the Heavens written by Mary Somerville and published by . This book was released on 1831 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tom Standage
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Neptune File written by Tom Standage and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Neptune File tells the story of the gifted mathematician John Couch Adams and the discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846. Combining scientific triumph with international controversy, this is an intriguing tale of the search for an unseen planet, and the uproar it caused. More than just an intriguing historical yarn, Adam's work signified the beginning of a new era of planet hunting by providing astronomers with a powerful tool with which to search for new worlds. It marked the genesis of the idea that astronomers could find new planets by looking for their telltale gravitational influence on other bodies, rather than observing them directly with telescopes. In recent years this approach has led to an extraordinary series of discoveries - today's planet detectives are relying on a technique whose theoretical foundations were laid by their nineteenth-century predecessors.

Author : John Couch 1819-1892 Adams
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015387652
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Explanation of the Observed Irregularities in the Motion of Uranus written by John Couch 1819-1892 Adams and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : John Couch Adams
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019923238
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Scientific Papers of John Couch Adams [microform]; Volume 1 written by John Couch Adams and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays, lectures, and other papers by John Couch Adams, a British mathematician and astronomer known for his work on the discovery of the planet Neptune. This book offers valuable insights into the scientific methods and discoveries of the nineteenth century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Tom Standage
Publisher : Berkley Trade
ISBN 13 : 9780425181737
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Neptune File written by Tom Standage and published by Berkley Trade. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, The Neptune File is the first account of the dramatic events surrounding the discovery of the solar system's eighth planet, and the story of two men who were able to see on paper what astronomers looking through telescopes for 200 years did not.

Author : John Couch Adams
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021477859
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Scientific Papers of John Couch Adams [microform]; Volume 1 written by John Couch Adams and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays, lectures, and other papers by John Couch Adams, a British mathematician and astronomer known for his work on the discovery of the planet Neptune. This book offers valuable insights into the scientific methods and discoveries of the nineteenth century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.