On the Determination of the Orbits of Comets According to the Methods of Father Boscovich and Mr de la Place |
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| Author:
| Englefield, Henry |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-139-83373-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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In this concise monograph, Sir Henry Englefield (1752-1822) guides the reader through the computation of cometary orbits. First published in 1793, it represented one of the few such manuals available in English, and draws on the work of Newton, Pingré, Laplace, and Englefield's own correspondence with William Herschel.
In this concise monograph, Sir Henry Englefield (1752-1822) guides the reader through the computation of cometary orbits. First published in 1793, it represented one of the few such manuals available in English, and draws on the work of Newton, Pingré, Laplace, and Englefield's own correspondence with William Herschel.