During the past 200 years, astronomers and geologists have developed and tested several different theories about the origin of the solar system and the nature of the Earth. Together, the three volumes that comprise A History of Modern Planetary Physics present a survey of these theories. Nebulous Earth follows the development of Laplace's Nebular Hypothesis, its connection with ideas about the interior of the Earth, and its role in the establishment of the "evolutionary" worldview that dominated science in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Brush also explores Saturn's rings, Poincaré's contributions to ideas about cosmic evolution, the use of seismology to probe the earth's core, and explanations of the Earth's magnetic field. This series will interest historians and philosophers of science as well as earth scientists and geologists.
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"The three-volume A History of Modern Planetary Physics by Stephen G. Brush is a amjor work, large in scope and splendidin execution....Brush's account of many of the episodes is enhanced by his personal correspondence with the scientists involved....Brush's text...is workmanlike and probingly thoughtful. This will be a standard work for a long time to come." Physics Today
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"The three-volume A History of Modern Planetary Physics by Stephen G. Brush is a amjor work, large in scope and splendidin execution....Brush's account of many of the episodes is enhanced by his personal correspondence with the scientists involved....Brush's text...is workmanlike and probingly thoughtful. This will be a standard work for a long time to come." Physics Today
"I recommend this work highly for those with interests in the history of geology or astronomy, the development of scientific ideas, or the role of the individual within the scientific community." Michael Thayer, Science Books and Films
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The three volumes that comprise A History of Modern Planetary Physics present a survey of the different theories about the origin of the solar system and the nature of the Earth. Nebulous Earth follows the development of Laplace's Nebular Hypothesis, its connection with ideas about the interior of the Earth, and its role in the establishment of the "evolutionary" worldview that dominated science in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Brush also explores Saturn's rings, Poincaré's contributions to ideas about cosmic evolution, the use of seismology to probe the earth's core, and explanations of the Earth's magnetic field.
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des orbes, liquid substratum, nebular hypothesis, meteoritic hypothesis, meteoric theory, evolutionary worldview, metallic transition, geomagnetic secular variation, direct rotation, primitive heat, internal fluidity, heat conduction theory, liquid interior, westward drift, contraction theory, satellite formation, secular acceleration, retrograde rotation, des satellites, fluid interior, les mouvemens, seismic observations, nebulous stars, recurrence theorem, système solaire Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Herschel, William Herschel, Second Law, Cambridge University, Lord Kelvin, United States, British Association, Transmuted Past, Herbert Spencer, William Hopkins, James Clerk Maxwell, William Thomson, Fruitful Encounters, Paris Academy, Daniel Kirkwood, David Brewster, Edmond Halley, Harold Jeffreys, Kepler's Third Law, Professor of Mathematics, Rudolf Clausius, Charles Darwin, Chauncey Wright, Ecole Polytechnique, Inge Lehmann New!
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des orbes, liquid substratum, nebular hypothesis, meteoritic hypothesis, meteoric theory, evolutionary worldview, metallic transition, geomagnetic secular variation, direct rotation, primitive heat, internal fluidity, heat conduction theory, liquid interior, westward drift, contraction theory, satellite formation, secular acceleration, retrograde rotation, des satellites, fluid interior, les mouvemens, seismic observations, nebulous stars, recurrence theorem, système solaire Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Herschel, William Herschel, Second Law, Cambridge University, Lord Kelvin, United States, British Association, Transmuted Past, Herbert Spencer, William Hopkins, James Clerk Maxwell, William Thomson, Fruitful Encounters, Paris Academy, Daniel Kirkwood, David Brewster, Edmond Halley, Harold Jeffreys, Kepler's Third Law, Professor of Mathematics, Rudolf Clausius, Charles Darwin, Chauncey Wright, Ecole Polytechnique, Inge Lehmann New!
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- The Solar System (3 Vol Set) (Magill's Choice) by Roger Smith in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- First Principles by Herbert Spencer on page 59, and page 74
- Biographical Memoirs: V.48 (Biographical Memoirs: A Series) by Office of the Home Secretary in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Solar System (with AceAstronomy™, Virtual Astronomy Labs Printed Access Card) by Michael A. Seeds on page 31, and Back Matter
- Statistical Physics, Third Edition, Part 1: Volume 5 (Course of Theoretical Physics, Volume 5) by L D Landau in Front Matter
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- Carl Sagan: A Life by Keay Davidson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Dating Game: One Man's Search for the Age of the Earth by Cherry Lewis in Back Matter
- Companion Encyclopedia of Science in the Twentieth Century (Routledge World Reference) by John Krige on page 416
- The Cambridge Concise History of Astronomy by Michael Hoskin in Back Matter
- Babylon to Voyager and Beyond: A History of Planetary Astronomy by David Leverington on page 379
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