Great Astronomers: William Rowan Hamilton Robert Stawell Ball
No Customer Reviews
Select Format
Select Condition 
Book Overview
Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) was an Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician who made important contributions to mechanics, optics, and algebra. As a teenager, he mastered parts of Newton's Principia and studied Laplace's celestial mechanics treatise. When barely 22, Hamilton became a professor of astronomy at University of Dublin, however he was more interested in theoretical rather than practical astronomy. His studies of mechanical...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1545081239
ISBN13:9781545081235
Release Date:April 2017
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:26 Pages
Weight:0.12 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
0 rating
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
