Neptune: From Grand Discovery To A World Revealed: Essays On The 200Th Anniversary Of The Birth Of John Couch Adams

The 1846 discovery of Neptune is one of the most remarkable stories in the history of science and astronomy. Through this process, the book analyzes why the mathematical approach that proved so potent in the discovery of Neptune, grand as it was, could not help produce similar discoveries despite several valiant attempts.

• | Edited By: William Sheehan
• | Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
• | Publication Date: May 22, 2021
• | Country of Publication: Switzerland
• | Number of Pages: 403 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 3030542173
• | ISBN-13: 9783030542177