The laws of gravitation : memoirs /


Autoria(s): Mackenzie, Arthur Stanley, tr. and ed.
Data(s)

31/12/1969

Resumo

Preface. History of the subject before the appearance of Newton's Principia. Newton, Sir. I. Extracts from Newton's Principia and System of the world. Newton, Biographical sketch of. Bouguer, P. The figure of the earth. Bouguer, Biographical sketch of. Bertier controversy. Account of Maskelyne's experiments on Schehallien. Cavendich, H. Experiments to determine the mean density of the earth. Cavendish, Biographical sketch of. Historical account of the experiments made since the time of Cavendish. Table of results. Bibliography.

Mode of access: Internet.

Formato

bib

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/pst.000018603927

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

New York ; Cincinnati [etc.] : American book co.,

Direitos

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Palavras-Chave #Gravitation.
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