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§ 219. | The density of the earth : Maskelyne : the Cavendish experiment |
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§ 220. | The Cassini-Maraldi school in France |
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§ 221. | Measurements of the earth : the Lapland and Peruvian arcs : Maupertuis |
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§§ 222-4. | Lacaille : his career : expedition to the Cape : star catalogues, and other work |
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§§ 225-6. | Tobias Mayer : his observations : lunar tables : the longitude prize |
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§ 227. | The transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769 : distance of the sun |
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CHAPTER XI.
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§ 228. | Newton's problem : the problem of three bodies : methods of approximation: lunar theory and planetary theory |
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§ 229. | The progress of Newtonian principles in France : popularisation by Voltaire. The five great mathematical astronomers : the pre-eminence of France |
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§ 230. | Euler : his career : St. Petersburg and Berlin : extent of his writings |
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§ 231. | Clairaut : figure of the earth : return of Halley's comet |
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§ 232. | D'Alembert : his dynamics : precession and nutation : his versatility : rivalry with Clairaut |
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§§ 233-4. | The lunar theories and lunar tables of Euler, Clairaut, and D'Alembert : advance on Newton's lunar theory |
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§ 235. | Planetary theory : Clairaut's determination of the masses of the moon and of Venus : Lalande |
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§ 236. | Euler's planetary theory : method of the variation of elements or parameters |
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§ 237. | Lagrange : his career : Berlin and Paris : the Mecanique Analytique |
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§ 238. | Laplace : his career : the Mecanique Céleste and the Système du Monde : political appointments and distinctions |
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