Roger Cotes - Natural Philosopher - Brossura

Gowing, Ronald

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521526493 ISBN 13: 9780521526494

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Riassunto

An appreciation of the life's work of one of the most distinguished early Newtonians.

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Descrizione del libro

One of the most distinguished, and certainly one of the most ardent, of the early Newtonians, Roger Cotes (1682–1716) did important work in mathematics and astronomy and edited the second edition of Newton's Principia. Dr Gowing discusses Cotes' work in detail and clearly encapsulates his achievement.

Contenuti

Preface; Introduction; 1. Cotes as first Plumian Professor, and as editor of Newton's Principia; 2. Logometria; 3. New methods in the calculus; 4. Cote's factorisation theorem; 5. Astronomy; 6. Numerical methods; 7. The missing works; 8. Conclusion; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521526493
• ISBN 13: 9780521526494
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 220
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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