Chaos in the clockwork -- Time pieces -- Wanderers of the sky -- Seas of thought -- Clockwork planets -- Inconstant moon -- Prophet of chaos -- Band gaps -- Hyperion tumbles -- Digital orrery -- Celestial disharmonies -- Machinery of wonder
Summary
Describes the development of celestial mechanics through the ages from ancient star charts to modern mathematics and computer simulations
Analysis
Celestial mechanics
Chaotic behavior in systems
Ephemerides
Geschichte
Notes
Spine title: Newtons clock
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-306) and index
