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Meanest Foundations and Nobler Superstructures: Hooke, Newton and the Compounding of the Celestiall Motions of the Planetts (2002)

Meanest Foundations and Nobler Superstructures

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"Meanest Foundations and Nobler Superstructures" by Ofer Gal is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Celestial Motion. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.

"Hooke's Programme was revolutionary both cosmologically and mathematically. It presented 'the celestial motions", the proverbial symbol of stability and immutability, as a process of continuous change and prescribed only parameters of rectilinear motions and rectilinear attractions for calculating their closed curved orbits. Yet the traces of Hooke's construction of his Programme for the heavens lead through his investigations in such earthly disciplines as microscopy, practical optics and horology, and the mathematical tools developed by Newton to accomplish it appear no less local and goal-oriented than Hooke's lenses and springs.".

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Best For: Readers interested in the historical development of celestial mechanics and the contributions of Hooke and Newton.
Focus: The mathematical and cosmological ideas behind the compounding of planetary motions as developed by Hooke and Newton.
Covers: The evolution of theories on celestial motion, focusing on Hooke's Programme and its impact on understanding planetary orbits.
Why It Matters: It highlights the shift from viewing celestial motions as fixed to understanding them as dynamic processes, illustrating foundational changes in astronomy and physics.

"Meanest Foundations and Nobler Superstructures" by Ofer Gal is a astronomy book and space science reference focused on Celestial Motion. Best for students, researchers, and serious astronomy enthusiasts.

Topic: Celestial Motion

Author: Ofer Gal

Who this is for:

  • Astronomy students
  • Researchers and advanced hobbyists
  • Readers exploring space science topics

Why this book matters: It matters because it helps readers build a stronger understanding of astronomy concepts, observations, and scientific ideas related to space.

"Hooke's Programme was revolutionary both cosmologically and mathematically. It presented 'the celestial motions", the proverbial symbol of stability and immutability, as a process of continuous change and prescribed only parameters of rectilinear motions and rectilinear attractions for calculating their closed curved orbits. Yet the traces of Hooke's construction of his Programme for the heavens lead through his investigations in such earthly disciplines as microscopy, practical optics and horology, and the mathematical tools developed by Newton to accomplish it appear no less local and goal-oriented than Hooke's lenses and springs.".

AuthorOfer Gal
PublisherSpringer Science & Business Media
Published2002-07-31
ISBN-139781402007323
BindingHardcover
Pages276
LanguageEnglish
SubjectsBiography & Autobiography
TopicCelestial Motion
SeriesBoston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

Format: Hardcover

Length: 276 pages

Language: English

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