Venus Seen on the Sun

The First Observation of a Transit of Venus by Jeremiah Horrocks
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-22193-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 18, 82 Seiten, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 255 mm, Gewicht: 337 g

Reihe: Medieval and Early Modern Philosophy and Science

The treatise by Jeremiah Horrocks (1618-1641) on the transit of Venus of 1639 is an account of an important astronomical observation, as well as an analysis and commentary on the changing state and practice of astronomy during the significant period between the achievements of Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) and Isaac Newton (1642-1727).This work has, in addition, the power to delight and charm us as the record of a young astronomer’s encounter with a rare astronomical event and the manner in which he discovered, observed, and drew conclusions from it. Its appeal is heightened by the knowledge that a self-trained young man stole a march on all the astronomers of his day.

Zielgruppe

Those interested in the history of astronomy, the history of early modern science, and those eager to observe the next transit of Venus.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Applebaum, Wilbur

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Geschichte der Astronomie
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction

Chapter 1 The Occasion, Utility, and Excellence of this Observation
Chapter 2 The Manner and History of my Observation
Chapter 3 What Others Observed or Could Have Observed of this Conjunction
Chapter 4 It is Proved that the Spot Observed by Us Was Really Venus Herself
Chapter 5 An Investigation of the Apparent Longitude and Latitude of Venus from the Center of the Sun
Chapter 6 Change of the Apparent Place of Venus into the True
Chapter 7 An Inquiry into the Time and Place of the True Conjunction of the Sun and Venus
Chapter 8 Demonstration of the Node of Venus
Chapter 9 The Beginning, Middle, End, and Magnitude of This Transit
Chapter 10 A Consideration of the Calculations of Astronomers on the Foregoing
Chapter 11 The Calculations of Copernicus
Chapter 12 The Calculation of Lansberge
Chapter 13 The Calculation of Longomont
Chapter 14 The Calculation of Kepler
Chapter 15 Corrections of the Rudolphine Numbers
Chapter 16 On the diameter of Venus
Chapter 17 On the Diameters of the Rest of the Planets, the Proportion of the Celestial Spheres, and the Parallax of the Sun
Chapter 18 The Planets are Dark Bodies

Über Autor(innen)

Applebaum, Wilbur
Wilbur Applebaum, Ph.D. (1969) in History, State University of New York, Buffalo, is Professor Emeritus at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He has published books, articles and book reviews on early modern astronomy. He created and edited The Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution from Copernicus to Newton (Garland, 2000; Routledge, 2008, 3rd printing).