Edmond Halley : The Many Discoveries of the Most Curious Astronomer Royal 9781633888920, 9781633888913
Edmond Halley is known far and wide thanks largely to the comet bearing his name, the return of which he predicted in 17
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Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
PREFACE
MAP OF EUROPE IN 1700, SHOWING PLACES VISITED BY HALLEY
INTRODUCTION: ASTRONOMY BEFORE HALLEY
1 HALLEY’S EARLY LIFE AND CAREER
2 PRINCIPIA
3 THE COMET
4 THE ROYAL SOCIETY
5 HALLEY’S CHARACTER AND RELIGIOUS SKEPTICISM
6 HALLEY, PETER THE GREAT, AND THE VOYAGES OF THE PARAMORE
7 OXFORD
8 GREENWICH
9 LEGACY: VENUS AND BEYOND
APPENDIXES
A EDMOND HALLEY’S FAMILY TREE
B HALLEY’S TIME LINE
C KEY ASTRONOMICAL AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC FIGURES IN AND AROUND THE TIME OF HALLEY
D PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS
E CALCULATION OF INVERSE SQUARE LAW FOR A CIRCULAR ORBIT
F JULIAN DATES VERSUS GREGORIAN DATES
G THE CORIOLIS EFFECT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A NOTE ABOUT THE ENDNOTES
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
PREFACE
MAP OF EUROPE IN 1700, SHOWING PLACES VISITED BY HALLEY
INTRODUCTION: ASTRONOMY BEFORE HALLEY
1 HALLEY’S EARLY LIFE AND CAREER
2 PRINCIPIA
3 THE COMET
4 THE ROYAL SOCIETY
5 HALLEY’S CHARACTER AND RELIGIOUS SKEPTICISM
6 HALLEY, PETER THE GREAT, AND THE VOYAGES OF THE PARAMORE
7 OXFORD
8 GREENWICH
9 LEGACY: VENUS AND BEYOND
APPENDIXES
A EDMOND HALLEY’S FAMILY TREE
B HALLEY’S TIME LINE
C KEY ASTRONOMICAL AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC FIGURES IN AND AROUND THE TIME OF HALLEY
D PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS
E CALCULATION OF INVERSE SQUARE LAW FOR A CIRCULAR ORBIT
F JULIAN DATES VERSUS GREGORIAN DATES
G THE CORIOLIS EFFECT
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A NOTE ABOUT THE ENDNOTES
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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