Tides
A Scientific History
Seiten
1998
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-62145-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-62145-8 (ISBN)
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This book, first published in 1998, provides a history of the study of tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the Ancient Greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniques. It will appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas develop, but principally those working in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation.
This book, first published in 1998, provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the Ancient Greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniques. Tidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians: amongst many others, Galileo, Descartes, Bacon, Kepler, Newton, Bernoulli, Euler, Laplace, Young, Whewell, Airy, Kelvin, G. Darwin, H. Lamb, have all contributed to our understanding of tides. The volume is amply illustrated with diagrams from historical scientific papers, photographs of artefacts, and portraits of some of the subject's leading protagonists. The history of the tides is in part the history of a broad area of science and the subject provides insight into the progress of science as a whole: this book will therefore appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas develop. It will particularly interest specialists in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation.
This book, first published in 1998, provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the Ancient Greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniques. Tidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians: amongst many others, Galileo, Descartes, Bacon, Kepler, Newton, Bernoulli, Euler, Laplace, Young, Whewell, Airy, Kelvin, G. Darwin, H. Lamb, have all contributed to our understanding of tides. The volume is amply illustrated with diagrams from historical scientific papers, photographs of artefacts, and portraits of some of the subject's leading protagonists. The history of the tides is in part the history of a broad area of science and the subject provides insight into the progress of science as a whole: this book will therefore appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas develop. It will particularly interest specialists in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation.
1. Introduction - the overall pattern of enquiry; 2. Early ideas and observations; 3. What moon maketh a full sea?; 4. Towards Newton; 5. Newton and the Prize Essayists - the 'Equilibrium' theory; 6. Measurements and empirical studies, 1650–1825; 7. Laplace and the 19th century hydrodynamics; 8. Local analysis and prediction in the 19th century; 9. Towards a map of cotidal lines; 10. Tides of the Geosphere - the birth of Geophysics; 11. Tidal researches between the World Wars; 12. 1950–80 - the impact of automatic computers; 13. The impact of instrument technology, 1960–91; 14. The impact of satellite geodesy, 1970–95; 15. Recent advances in miscellaneous topics, and final retrospect; Appendices; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.12.1998 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 16 Halftones, unspecified; 51 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 180 x 255 mm |
| Gewicht | 740 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-62145-3 / 0521621453 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-62145-8 / 9780521621458 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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