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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Wilbur Applebaum , Wilbur Applebaum (Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA)Publisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 18 Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.332kg ISBN: 9789004221932ISBN 10: 900422193 Pages: 82 Publication Date: 02 March 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1 The Occasion, Utility, and Excellence of this Observation Chapter 2 The Manner and History of my Observation Chapter 3 What Others Observed or Could Have Observed of this Conjunction Chapter 4 It is Proved that the Spot Observed by Us Was Really Venus Herself Chapter 5 An Investigation of the Apparent Longitude and Latitude of Venus from the Center of the Sun Chapter 6 Change of the Apparent Place of Venus into the True Chapter 7 An Inquiry into the Time and Place of the True Conjunction of the Sun and Venus Chapter 8 Demonstration of the Node of Venus Chapter 9 The Beginning, Middle, End, and Magnitude of This Transit Chapter 10 A Consideration of the Calculations of Astronomers on the Foregoing Chapter 11 The Calculations of Copernicus Chapter 12 The Calculation of Lansberge Chapter 13 The Calculation of Longomont Chapter 14 The Calculation of Kepler Chapter 15 Corrections of the Rudolphine Numbers Chapter 16 On the diameter of Venus Chapter 17 On the Diameters of the Rest of the Planets, the Proportion of the Celestial Spheres, and the Parallax of the Sun Chapter 18 The Planets are Dark BodiesReviewsWhy this pricey little book when this stuff is available for free? That was my attitude in initially opening Wilbur Applebaum's new translation of Jeremiah orrocks's report on the 1639 transit of Venus. [...] Upon actually reading the book, the reasons why became obvious. This is not just a re-translation of the Hevelius/Whatton publications. [...] This greater fidelity comes at no cost to readability - Applebaum's translation is delightful.[...] Applebaum's Venus is not a repeat of, but a valuable addition to, the resources that are already freely available. Published in the year of another transit of Venus, may it stimulate further interest in a fascinating era of astronomical history. CHRISTOPHER M. GRANEY, Jefferson Community & Technical College in Journal of the History of Astronomy, February 2013 (vol. 44), pp. 120-121. Why this pricey little book when this stuff is available for free? That was my attitude in initially opening Wilbur Applebaum's new translation of Jeremiah orrocks's report on the 1639 transit of Venus. [...] Upon actually reading the book, the reasons why became obvious. This is not just a re-translation of the Hevelius/Whatton publications. [...] This greater fidelity comes at no cost to readability - Applebaum's translation is delightful.[...] Applebaum's Venus is not a repeat of, but a valuable addition to, the resources that are already freely available. Published in the year of another transit of Venus, may it stimulate further interest in a fascinating era of astronomical history. CHRISTOPHER M. GRANEY, Jefferson Community & Technical College in Journal of the History of Astronomy, February 2013 (vol. 44), pp. 120-121. Author InformationWilbur Applebaum, Ph.D. (1969) in History, State University of New York, Buffalo, is Professor Emeritus at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He has published books, articles and book reviews on early modern astronomy. He created and edited The Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution from Copernicus to Newton (Garland, 2000; Routledge, 2008, 3rd printing). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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