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The planets, their origin and development, by Harold C. Urey

Author:
Urey, Harold Clayton 1893-1981  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 245 p., [1] fold. leave of plates ill. 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1952
Topic:
Planetary theory  Search this
Call number:
QB361.U7X 1952
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_386967

Stephan Mueller special publication series [electronic resource]

Author:
European Geosciences Union  Search this
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Solar system
Date:
2002
2002-
Topic:
Earth sciences  Search this
Planetary theory  Search this
Call number:
QE26.3
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_749188

Theoricae novae planetarvm Georgii Pvrbachii ... Quibus accesserunt: Ioannis de Monteregio Disputationes, super deliramenta theoricarum Gerardi Cremonensis. Item, Ioannis Essler ... Tractatus vtilis ante lx annos conscriptus, cui titulum fecit, Specvlvm astrologorvm ... Qvæstiones verò in Theoricas planetarum Purbachij, avthore Christiano Vrstisio ..

Title:
Theoricae novae planetarum
Author:
Peurbach, Georg von 1423-1461  Search this
Regiomontanus, Joannes 1436-1476 Disputationes ... contra Cremonensia  Search this
Essler, Johannes 16th. cent Speculum astrologorum  Search this
Wurstisen, Christian 1544-1588 Quaestiones in Purbachii Theoricas planetarum  Search this
Subject:
Gherardo da Cremona 1113 or 1114-1187 Theorica planetarum  Search this
Physical description:
2 pts. in 1 v. diagrs., 2 fold. plates. 16 cm
Type:
Early works to 1800
Date:
1596
[1596]
Topic:
Planetary theory  Search this
Astronomy  Search this
Call number:
QB361 .P514 1596
QB361.P514 1596
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_87698

Planetary astronomy from the Renaissance to the rise of astrophysics / edited by René Taton and Curtis Wilson

Author:
Taton, René  Search this
Wilson, Curtis  Search this
Physical description:
v. <A- > : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Solar system
Date:
1989
1989-
Topic:
Planetary theory  Search this
Astronomy--History  Search this
Celestial mechanics  Search this
Call number:
QB361 .P712 1989
QB361.P712 1989
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_396363

Figures of equilibrium of celestial bodies, with emphasis on problems of motion of artificial satellites

Author:
Kopal, Zdeněk 1914-1993  Search this
Physical description:
135 p. illus. 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1960
Topic:
Celestial mechanics  Search this
Planetary theory  Search this
Artificial satellites  Search this
Call number:
QA3 .U45 no.3
TL1050 .K83
QA3.U45 no.3
TL1050.K83
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_39610

The Theorica planetarum of Campanus of Novara [microform] / by Francis Seymour Benjamin

Author:
Benjamin, Francis S (Francis Seymour) 1915-  Search this
Subject:
Campano da Novara -1296  Search this
Physical description:
475 leaves
Type:
Microforms
Date:
1965
1951
[1951]
Topic:
Planetary theory  Search this
Call number:
mfm 2332
mfm2332
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_419727

The Norton history of astronomy and cosmology / [John North]

Title:
Astronomy and cosmology
Author:
North, John David  Search this
Porter, Roy 1946-2002  Search this
Physical description:
xxvii, 697 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1994
1994, c1995
Topic:
Astronomy--History  Search this
Cosmology--History  Search this
Call number:
QB15 .N86 1995
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_486132

Expositionis canonu[m] la Camillo Leonardo Expositionis canonu[m ibri desiderati equaitionis celestiu[m] motuum sine calculo / edite a Camillo Leonardo Pisaurensi

Author:
Leonardi, Camillo fl. 1502  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[84] p. : ill. ; 22 cm. (4to)
Type:
Early works to 1800
Specimens
Incunabula
Date:
1496
1496, die 21 Julij
Topic:
Astrology  Search this
Planetary theory  Search this
Incunabula  Search this
Call number:
QB29 .L58 1496
QB29.L58 1496
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_407862

Theorice noue planetarum : cum commento

Author:
Peurbach, Georg von 1423-1461  Search this
Capuano, Francesco fl. 1490  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[168] p. : ill. ; 23 cm. (4to)
Type:
Early works to 1800
Specimens
Incunabula
Date:
1495
Anno salutis 1495 die decimo Augusti
Topic:
Planetary theory  Search this
Astronomy  Search this
Incunabula  Search this
Call number:
QB361 .P514 1495
QB361.P514 1495
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_440361

Ray L. Newburn Collection

Creator:
Newburn, R. L. (Ray L.)  Search this
Names:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory. University of California.  Search this
Table Mountain Station, California  Search this
Neugebauer, Marcia  Search this
Newburn, R. L. (Ray L.)  Search this
Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981  Search this
Extent:
1.8 Cubic feet ((4 legal document boxes))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Publications
Correspondence
Reports
Date:
[ca. 1950s-1960s]
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of publications and memoranda from JPL relating to Newburn's work with the Laboratory, as well as correspondence with colleagues, including Marcia Neugebauer and H.C. Urey.
Biographical / Historical:
Ray Leon Newburn (1933-), noted lunar and planetary scientist, first came to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a summer employee, after pursuing graduate study in astronomy at the California Institute of Technology. In his long tenure with JPL, he participated in the development of plans for lunar and planetary exploration and planetary models for mission design, served as JPL representative to NASA's Space Sciences Steering Committee's Astronomy Subcommittee and help establish the Table Mountain Observatory in 1962.
General:
NASMrev
Provenance:
Joseph Tatarewicz, David DeVorkin, Division of Space History, NASM, transfer, 1998, 1998-0058, unknown
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Astrometry  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Comets  Search this
Planetary theory  Search this
Astronomy  Search this
Genre/Form:
Publications
Correspondence
Reports
Identifier:
NASM.1998.0058
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a43e355e-0364-4db9-a2ce-92fb8bf12424
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-1998-0058

The history and practice of ancient astronomy / James Evans

Author:
Evans, James 1948-  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 480 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1998
Topic:
Astronomy, Ancient  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_812815

Planetary diagrams for Roman astronomy in medieval Europe, ca. 800-1500 / Bruce S. Eastwood, Gerd Grasshoff

Author:
Eastwood, Bruce  Search this
Grasshoff, Gerd  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 158 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Europe
Date:
2004
Topic:
Planetary theory--History  Search this
Astronomy, Medieval  Search this
Astronomy, Roman  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_758691

Introduzione alla teoria del moto universale / del dottor Niccola Pilla ..

Author:
Pilla, Niccola  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Physical description:
122, [6] p. ; 22 cm. (8vo)
Type:
Books
Date:
1818
Topic:
Celestial mechanics  Search this
Planetary theory  Search this
Call number:
QB351 .P58 1818
QB351.P58 1818
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_358678

A history of Arabic astronomy : planetary theories during the golden age of Islam / George Saliba

Author:
Saliba, George  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1994
C1994
Topic:
Astronomy, Arab  Search this
Planetary theory--History  Search this
Call number:
QB23 .S25
QB23 .S25 1994X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_847779

Constellations and conjectures. Ed. by Willard C. Humphreys

Author:
Hanson, Norwood Russell  Search this
Humphreys, Willard C  Search this
Physical description:
x, 282 p. illus. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1973
[1973]
Topic:
Planetary theory  Search this
Astronomy--History  Search this
Call number:
QB361 .H35X
QB361.H35X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_32402

Planetary theory, by Ernest W. Brown and Clarence A. Shook

Author:
Brown, Ernest W (Ernest William) 1866-1938  Search this
Shook, Clarence A (Clarence Albert) 1895-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 302 p. illus. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1964
[1964]
Topic:
Planetary theory  Search this
Call number:
QB361 .B8 1964X
QB361.B8 1964X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_76012

Développements sur plusieurs points de la théorie des perturbations des planètes / par U.-J. Le Verrier

Author:
Le Verrier, U.-J (Urbain J.) 1811-1877  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Physical description:
2 v. (94 p.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1841
1842
1841-1842
Topic:
Perturbation (Astronomy)  Search this
Planetary theory  Search this
Call number:
QB361.L48X 1841
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_341459

Theoricæ novæ planetarum Georgii Purbachij Germani. : quibus accesserunt, Ioannis de Monte Regio Disputationes, super deliramenta Theoricarum Gerardi Cremonensis : item, Ioannis Essler Maguntini, Tractatus utilis ante LX annos conscriptus, cui titulum fecit, Speculum astrologorum, in quo astrolog. errores, ex neglecta temporis æquatione prouenientes, ostenduntur, & multa quæ ad Theoricarum, præser...

Author:
Peurbach, Georg von 1423-1461  Search this
Regiomontanus, Joannes 1436-1476  Search this
Essler, Johannes 16th cent  Search this
Wurstisen, Christian 1544-1588  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Subject:
Gherardo da Sabbioneta active 13th century Theorica planetarum  Search this
Physical description:
Pt. 1: [16], 262, [2] p.; pt. 2: [16], 429 [i.e. 419], [5] p., [2] folded leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm. (8vo)
Type:
Early works to 1800
Date:
1569
Mar. 1569
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
Planetary theory  Search this
Call number:
QB361 .P514 1569
QB361.P514 1569
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_357265

Theoricae novae planetarum Georgii Purbachii Germani / ab Erasmo Reinholdo Salueldensi pluribus figuris auctæ, & illustratæ scholiis, quibus studiosi præparentur, ac inuitentur ad lectionem ipsius Ptolemæi ..

Author:
Peurbach, Georg von 1423-1461  Search this
Reinhold, Erasmus 1511-1553  Search this
Former owner:
Dreyer, J. L. E (John Louis Emil) 1852-1926 DSI  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[8], 16, [12], 17-176 leaves : ill. ; 18 cm. (8vo)
Type:
Early works to 1800
Date:
1558
Topic:
Planetary theory  Search this
Astronomy  Search this
Call number:
QB361 .P514 1558
QB361.P514 1558
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_357266

Mathematical tracts on the lunar and planetary theories, the figure of the earth, precession and nutation, the calculus of variations, and the undulatory theory of optics. Designed for the use of students in the university. By George Biddell Airy ..

Author:
Airy, George Biddell Sir 1801-1892  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Physical description:
v, 410 p. diagr. on 5 fold. pl. 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1831
Topic:
Celestial mechanics  Search this
Calculus of variations  Search this
Physical optics  Search this
Call number:
QA3 .A29X
QA3.A29X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_163852

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