{"product_id":"shifting-the-earth-9781118024270","title":"Shifting the Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover how mathematics and science have propelled history  \u003cp\u003e From Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment and then on to modern times, Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe takes readers on a journey motivated by the desire to understand the universe and the motion of the heavens. The author presents a thought-provoking depiction of the sociopolitical environment in which some of the most prominent scientists in history lived and then provides a mathematical account of their contributions.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e From Eudoxus to Einstein, this fascinating book describes how, beginning in ancient times, pioneers in the sciences and mathematics have dramatically changed our vision of who we are as well as our place in the universe. Readers will discover how Ptolemy''s geocentric model evolved into Kepler''s heliocentric model, with Copernicus as the critical intermediary. The author explains how one scientific breakthrough set the stage for the next one, an\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through researchers\/faculty; general readers.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePREFACE ix\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 PERFECTION 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 PERFECTIONISTS 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Tour of Athens \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlato’s Challenge \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEudoxus’ Universe \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Math (a mathematical presentation requiring linear algebra) \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 THE ICONOCLAST 24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsanity \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Disturbing Insight \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAristarchus and \u003ci\u003eOn the Sizes and Distances of the Sun and Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (a mathematical presentation requiring trigonometry) \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 INSTIGATORS 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Heavy Hand \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatriarchs \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Irony \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFun \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApollonius’ Osculating Circle and the Ellipse (a mathematical presentation requiring calculus) \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFun’s Harvest \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 RETROGRADE 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Imperial Theocracy \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePtolemy’s Universe \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePtolemy and \u003ci\u003eThe Almagest\u003c\/i\u003e (a mathematical presentation requiring trigonometry) \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspiration \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 REVOLUTIONARY 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossibilities \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCopernicus’ \u003ci\u003eOn Revolutions\u003c\/i\u003e, the Pursuit of Elegance \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Model (a mathematical presentation requiring trigonometry) \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Elegant Result \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 RENEGADES 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCountering the Reformation \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trio: Tycho, Kepler, and Rudolf \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeanwhile in Italy \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Astronomy\u003c\/i\u003e, in Kepler’s Own Likeness \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Path Strewn with Casualties \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Physicist’s Law \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTycho’s Gift \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMars’ Bed \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfiguring the Ellipse: The Second Law (a mathematical presentation requiring trigonometry) \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mentor \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 THE AUTHORITY 168\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLouis XIV, the Sun King \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewton, the Math King \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Influential \u003ci\u003ePrincipia \/\u003c\/i\u003e 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWithout Fluxions (a mathematical presentation of Newton’s laws of motion and the ellipse requiring high school algebra) \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewton’s Laws, Kepler’s Laws, and Calculus (a calculus-based presentation of Newton’s laws of motion and the ellipse) \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewton’s Agenda \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 RULE BREAKERS 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginnings \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebunking the Ether \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Established and the Unknown \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrouble \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExiting the Quantum Universe \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBending the Light \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Ergodic Life \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVictory \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Experiment \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Famous and the Infamous \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExodus \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelativity \u003ci\u003e\/\u003c\/i\u003e 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Relativity (a mathematical presentation requiring high school algebra) 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