The Key to Newton's Dynamics
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brackenridge, J. ong>Bruceong>, PUBLISHER: University of California Press, While much has been written on ong>ong>theong>ong> ramifications of Newton's dynamics, until now ong>ong>theong>ong> details of Newton's solution were available only to ong>ong>theong>ong> physics expert. "ong>ong>Theong>ong> Key to Newton's Dynamics" clearly explains ong>ong>theong>ong> surprisingly simple analytical structure that underlies ong>ong>theong>ong> determination of ong>ong>theong>ong> force necessary to maintain ideal planetary motion. J. ong>Bruceong> Brackenridge sets ong>ong>theong>ong> problem in historical and conceptual perspective, showing ong>ong>theong>ong> physicist's debt to ong>ong>theong>ong> works of both Descartes and Galileo. He tracks Newton's work on ong>ong>theong>ong> Kepler problem from its early stages at Cambridge before , through ong>ong>theong>ong> revival of his interest ten years later, to its fruition in ong>ong>theong>ong> first three sections of ong>ong>theong>ong> first edition of ong>ong>theong>ong> "Principia."