Newton's Forgotten Lunar Theory: His Contribution to the Quest for Longitude

by Isaac Newton and Nick Kollerstrom

In this engaging piece of detective work, Nicholas Kollerstrom has combined historical research with computer analysis to investigate long-unanswered questions about Newton's lunar theory of 1702 (whose complete text is included). The lunar theory turns out to have been the basis for numerous eighteenth century tables, and was used in China well into the twentieth century. It was taken (heavily disguised) into the Principia of 1713, with one important...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188800908X
• ISBN13: 9781888009088
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Green Lion Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.3"