Celestial Encounters The Origins of Chaos and Stability |
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| Author:
| Diacu, Florin
Holmes, Philip J. |
| Series title: | Princeton Science Library |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-00545-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1999 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $72.99 |
Book Description:
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Celestial Encounters is for anyone who has ever wondered about the foundations of chaos. Starting with the story of Henri Poincare's work, Florin Diacu and Philip Holmes trace the history of attempts to solve the problems of celestial mechanics fist posed in Isaac Newton's Principia in 1686.
Celestial Encounters is for anyone who has ever wondered about the foundations of chaos. Starting with the story of Henri Poincare's work, Florin Diacu and Philip Holmes trace the history of attempts to solve the problems of celestial mechanics fist posed in Isaac Newton's Principia in 1686.