Video | Philosophy 167: Class 14 - Part 7 - Newton-Flamsteed Correspondence: Flamsteed on the Puzzlingly Regular Motions of the Jovian Moons, and Newton on the Possible Interaction Between Jupiter and Saturn. | ID: 5999ng179

Philosophy 167: Class 14 - Part 7 - Newton-Flamsteed Correspondence: Flamsteed on the Puzzlingly Regular Motions of the Jovian Moons, and Newton on the Possible Interaction Between Jupiter and Saturn.

Smith, George E. (George Edwin), 1938-

2014-12-09

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Synopsis: Letters between Flamsteed and Newton show that the orbits of Jupiters moons follow the three halves power law of Kepler, if you account for the speed of light as measured by Romer. They also speculate on gravitational interaction between Jupiter and Saturn.

Opening line: "All right, what happens is, Newton starts a correspondence sometime in December of 1684 with ... read more

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