The discovery of Neptune was one of the greatest achievements of nineteenth-century astronomy. Using nothing but calculus and some observations of the Uranus’ anomalous motion, Adams and Le Verrier got to determine, independently, the possible place and mass of a hypothetical planet, which would produce its observational discovery. In this paper I will demonstrate that the methods used by these astronomers were influenced by Newton’s method of analysis and synthesis. Considering this, I will also expose, that some astronomy’s general epistemological principles could be deduced when we consider these investigation methods

(2017). El método de análisis y síntesis y el descubrimiento de Neptuno [journal article - articolo]. In ESTUDIOS DE FILOSOFÍA. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/170544

El método de análisis y síntesis y el descubrimiento de Neptuno

Molina Betancur, Sebastian
2017-01-01

Abstract

The discovery of Neptune was one of the greatest achievements of nineteenth-century astronomy. Using nothing but calculus and some observations of the Uranus’ anomalous motion, Adams and Le Verrier got to determine, independently, the possible place and mass of a hypothetical planet, which would produce its observational discovery. In this paper I will demonstrate that the methods used by these astronomers were influenced by Newton’s method of analysis and synthesis. Considering this, I will also expose, that some astronomy’s general epistemological principles could be deduced when we consider these investigation methods
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2017
El descubrimiento de Neptuno fue uno de los mayores logros de la astronomía del siglo XIX. Armados con las herramientas del cálculo y con las observaciones del movimiento anómalo de Urano, Adams y Le Verrier determinaron, independientemente, la posible ubicación y masa de un hipotético planeta, lo que llevaría a su descubrimiento observacional. En este artículo me propongo demostrar que los métodos empleados por estos estaban influenciados por el método de análisis y síntesis de Newton. Mostraré, además, algunos principios epistemológicos generales de la astronomía que se pueden extraer cuando consideramos estos métodos de investigación
MOLINA BETANCUR, Sebastian
(2017). El método de análisis y síntesis y el descubrimiento de Neptuno [journal article - articolo]. In ESTUDIOS DE FILOSOFÍA. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/170544
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