Ancient astronomical observations and the study of the moon's motion (1691-1757) / John M. Steele.

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Published: New York : Springer, c2012.
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245 1 0 |a Ancient astronomical observations and the study of the moon's motion (1691-1757) /  |c John M. Steele. 
260 |a New York :  |b Springer,  |c c2012. 
300 |a xiv, 158 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 27 cm. 
490 1 |a Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences 
504 |a Includes bibliographaphical references (p. 143-151) and index. 
505 0 0 |t Edmond Halley's discovery of the secular acceleration of the moon --  |t A forgotten episode in the history of the secular acceleration: William Whiston, Arthur Ashley Sykes and the eclipse of Phlegon --  |t The gradual acceptance of the existence of the secular acceleration during the 1740s --  |t Eighteenth-century views of ancient astronomy --  |t The first detailed study of the moon's secular acceleration: Richard Dunthorne --  |t An integrated approach: Tobias Mayer --  |t The final synthesis: Jérôme Lalande. 
650 0 |a Astronomy, Ancient. 
651 0 |a Moon  |x Orbit. 
651 0 |a Moon  |v Observations. 
830 0 |a Sources and studies in the history of mathematics and physical sciences 
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