Isbn: 9780259897477 - douze tables pour le calcul des réductions stellaires (classic reprint) (3 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the crucial role of precession in celestial navigation, and its impact on the measurement of celestial phenomena during the 18th and 19th centuries, through a rigorous mathematical analysis of the celestial trigonometry used by astronomers. The author presents new developments from the 18th and 19th centuries, analyzing the methodological preconditions that allowed astronomers to determine astronomical longitude more precisely than ever before. The work of notable astronomers, such as Bessel and Struve, is examined in detail, highlighting their contributions to the field. This book provides a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts interested in the history of astronomy, celestial navigation, and the development of scientific instruments in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…