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Johann Bode developed a so-called law of planetary distances best known as Bode’s Law. The story of the discovery of Juno in 1804 by Karl Harding tells how Juno fit into that scheme and is examined as it relates to the philosopher Georg Hegel’s 1801 thesis that there could be no planets between Mars and Jupiter. By 1804 that gap was not only filled but had three residents: Ceres, Pallas and Juno! When Juno was discovered no one could have imagined its study would call into question Newton’s law of gravity, or be the impetus for developing the mathematics of the fast Fourier transform by Carl Gauss. Clifford Cunningham, a dedicated scholar, opens to scrutiny this critical moment of astronomical discovery, continuing the story of asteroid begun in earlier volumes of this series. The fascinating issues raised by the discovery of Juno take us on an extraordinary journey. The revelation of the existence of this new class of celestial bodies transformed our understanding of the Solar System, the implications of which are thoroughly discussed in terms of Romantic Era science, philosophy, poetry, mathematics and astronomy. The account given here is based on both English and foreign correspondence and scientific papers, most of which are translated for the first time.

Physics. --- History. --- Planetology. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- History of Science. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Observations. --- Asteroids --- Research --- Minor planets --- Planetoids --- Planets, Minor --- Near-Earth objects --- Astrophysics. --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Space sciences. --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical

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Based on extensive primary sources, many never previously translated into English, this is the definitive account of the discovery of Pallas as it went from being classified as a new planet to reclassification as the second of a previously unknown group of celestial objects. Cunningham, a dedicated scholar of asteroids, includes a large set of newly translated correspondence as well as the many scientific papers about Pallas in addition to sections of Schroeter's 1805 book on the subject. It was Olbers who discovered Pallas, in 1802, the second of many asteroids that would be officially identified as such. From the Gold Medal offered by the Paris Academy to solve the mystery of Pallas' gravitational perturbations to Gauss' Pallas Anagram, the asteroid remained a lingering mystery to leading thinkers of the time. Representing an intersection of science, mathematics, and philosophy, the puzzle of Pallas occupied the thoughts of an amazing panorama of intellectual giants in Europe in the early 1800s.

Physics. --- History. --- Planetology. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- History of Science. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Observations. --- Planetary science. --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical --- Planetary sciences --- Planetology --- Astrophysics. --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Astronomy—Observations. --- Space sciences. --- Science and space --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Science

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This book assesses the origin of asteroids by analyzing the discovery of Vesta in 1807. Wilhelm Olbers, who discovered Vesta, suggested that the asteroids were the result of a primordial planet’s explosion. Cunningham studies that idea in detail through the writings of Sir David Brewster in Scotland, the era's most prolific writer about the asteroids. He also examines the link between meteorites and asteroids, revealing a synergy between Ernst Chladni, Romantic symbolism, and the music of the spheres. Vesta was a lightning rod for controversy throughout the nineteenth century with observers arguing over its size and color, and the astounding notion that it was self-luminous. It was also a major force for change, as new methods in the field of celestial mechanics were developed to study the orbital perturbations it is subject to. A large selection of private correspondence and scientific papers complete the first comprehensive historical study of Vesta ever published. With a synoptic look at the four asteroids, Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta, Cunningham provides a valuable resource on asteroid origins and explains how they were integrated into the newly revealed solar system of the early nineteenth century.  .

Pure sciences. Natural sciences (general) --- Space research --- Solar system --- Astrophysics --- Astronomy --- History of physics --- History --- wetenschapsgeschiedenis --- zonnestelsel --- astrofysica --- geschiedenis --- fysica --- planeten --- ruimtevaart --- astronomie

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Johann Bode developed a so-called law of planetary distances best known as Bode’s Law. The story of the discovery of Juno in 1804 by Karl Harding tells how Juno fit into that scheme and is examined as it relates to the philosopher Georg Hegel’s 1801 thesis that there could be no planets between Mars and Jupiter. By 1804 that gap was not only filled but had three residents: Ceres, Pallas and Juno! When Juno was discovered no one could have imagined its study would call into question Newton’s law of gravity, or be the impetus for developing the mathematics of the fast Fourier transform by Carl Gauss. Clifford Cunningham, a dedicated scholar, opens to scrutiny this critical moment of astronomical discovery, continuing the story of asteroid begun in earlier volumes of this series. The fascinating issues raised by the discovery of Juno take us on an extraordinary journey. The revelation of the existence of this new class of celestial bodies transformed our understanding of the Solar System, the implications of which are thoroughly discussed in terms of Romantic Era science, philosophy, poetry, mathematics and astronomy. The account given here is based on both English and foreign correspondence and scientific papers, most of which are translated for the first time.

Pure sciences. Natural sciences (general) --- Space research --- Solar system --- Astrophysics --- Astronomy --- History --- wetenschapsgeschiedenis --- zonnestelsel --- astrofysica --- geschiedenis --- planeten --- ruimtevaart --- astronomie

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Asteroids