Chapter 1 is a historical essay that provides the context and sets the stage for all that follows. It recalls humanity’s efforts to understand the planets, moons, comets, and asteroids and how they move, from the time of the Greeks, to Isaac Newton and the Scientific Revolution, to the discovery of the vast, expanding universe of galaxies in the twentieth century. In describing the decisive contributions of Kepler, Newton, Hubble, and those of other pioneering scientists, the chapter considers some of the elementary mathematical elements involved by introducing the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola as well as very basic concepts and principles of the physics of motion.
From Kepler to Newton to a Picture of the Universe
Basic Calculus of Planetary Orbits and Interplanetary Flight ; Kapitel : 1 ; 1-60
15.03.2020
60 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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