Published 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Three hundred years of the Newton's ''principia'' - three hundred years of investigations of the Halley's comet motion

  • 1. Centrum Badan Kosmicznych PAN, Warszawa (Poland)

Description

The discovery of comet Halley was a spectacular confirmation not only of conjecture which revolutionized the cometary astronomy but also of Newton's theory of gravitation. Newtonian mechanics is a base of all investigations into the comet Halley's motion up to now. Short review of the main works devoted to the modelling of the long-term motion of this comet as well as discussion of their results are presented. 17 refs., 2 tabs. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Polish)
Trzysta lat ''principiow'' Newtona - trzysta lat badan ruchu komety Halleya

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Postepy Astronautyki
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
1-2
Series
Postepy Astronaut.
Journal Page Range
95-103
ISSN
0373-5982
CODEN
POASB

Conference

Title
Symposium on the occasion of 300 anniversary of ''Philosophiae Naturalis Principorum Mathematicorum''.
Dates
15-17 Oct 1987.
Place
Lublin (Poland).

INIS

Country of Publication
Poland
Country of Input or Organization
Poland
INIS RN
22082460
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CLASSICAL MECHANICS; HALLEY COMET; MOTION; REVIEWS; SIMULATION
Descriptors DEC
COMETS; DOCUMENT TYPES; MECHANICS