Between Theory and Observations: Tobias Mayer's Explorations of Lunar Motion, 1751-1755 (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences)

by StevenWepster (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $155.21

  This book presents a detailed and rigorous account of the work of Tobias Mayer, a mathematician and astronomer of the middle 18th century. Mayer's most famous contribution is his set of lunar tables, which were the best available in their time.