Whiting, Alan B.

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1. One question and two ironies -- 2. Positions, orbits and calculations. 2.1. Looking at the sky. 2.2. Making maps. 2.3. Kepler's orbits. 2.4. Distances. 2.5. Calculations. 2.6. Stability -- 3. Sir John Herschel, Treatise on Astronomy, 1833. 3.1. The purpose and the readership.…

There are many books that endeavor to bridge the gap between scientists and laymen, yet too many overemphasize the presentation of scientific findings as hard facts and end up alienating readers from the critical thinking processes involved in science. Whiting attempts to break …

Publisher description: There are many books that endeavor to bridge the gap between scientists and laymen, yet too many overemphasize the presentation of scientific findings as hard facts and end up alienating readers from the critical thinking processes involved in science. Whi…

There are many books that endeavor to bridge the gap between scientists and laymen, yet too many overemphasize the presentation of scientific findings as hard facts and end up alienating readers from the critical thinking processes involved in science. Whiting attempts to break …