Neptune: from grand discovery to a world revealed: essays on the 200th anniversary of the birth of john couch adams
Éditeur :
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN :
9783030542207
Date de publication :
23 mai 2022
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
The 1846 discovery of Neptune is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of science and astronomy. Through this process, the book analyzes why the mathematical approach that proved so potent in the discovery of Neptune, grand as it was, could not help produce similar discoveries despite several valiant attempts.