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MOORE, WILLIAM. fl. 1806-1826. "On the Motion of Rockets both in Nonresisiting and Resisiting Mediums." WITH: "Correction of an Errour in a former Paper on the Motion of Rockets." In: A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts. Vols 27-30. London: for the author, 1810-1812.
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MOORE, WILLIAM. fl. 1806-1826.
"On the Motion of Rockets both in Nonresisiting and Resisiting Mediums." WITH: "Correction of an Errour in a former Paper on the Motion of Rockets." In: A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts. Vols 27-30. London: for the author, 1810-1812.
4 volumes. 8vo. Pp 276-285; 161-169; 241-254; 93-94. Publisher's blue boards over tan paper spines, uncut. Spines with manuscript titles. Spines tanned, corners bumped, some light chipping to blue paper, front cover of vol 3 detached.
Provenance: Franklin Institute, Philadelphia (old paper library labels to spines and bookplates).
FIRST APPEARANCE of Moore's groundbreaking paper on rocket dynamics, the first scientific mathematical work of its kind, which applied Newton's third law of motion. The first publication of the first rocket equation, the equation was widely credited to and named after Konstantin Tsiolokovsky, who independently derived and published it in 1903, almost 100 years after the publication of Moore's paper, making Moore the true unrecognized "Father of Rocketry." "His theories on rockets first appeared in Nicholson's Journal for 1810 and 1811. In 1813 Moore published his collected findings as A Treatise on the Motion of Rockets. The world's first mathematical treatise on rocket dynamics, it had many shortcomings; and Moore admitted that lack of data had hindered his calculations. Nonetheless, he correctly recognized and demonstrated that Newton's third law of motion explained the principle of rocket motion. Moore was the first to consider rocket performance in terms other than range and altitude, and he arrived at calculations for thrust and specific impulse. He also suggested the use of the ballistic pendulum for a more accurate determination of performance"(Dictionary of Scientific Biography.)
4 volumes. 8vo. Pp 276-285; 161-169; 241-254; 93-94. Publisher's blue boards over tan paper spines, uncut. Spines with manuscript titles. Spines tanned, corners bumped, some light chipping to blue paper, front cover of vol 3 detached.
Provenance: Franklin Institute, Philadelphia (old paper library labels to spines and bookplates).
FIRST APPEARANCE of Moore's groundbreaking paper on rocket dynamics, the first scientific mathematical work of its kind, which applied Newton's third law of motion. The first publication of the first rocket equation, the equation was widely credited to and named after Konstantin Tsiolokovsky, who independently derived and published it in 1903, almost 100 years after the publication of Moore's paper, making Moore the true unrecognized "Father of Rocketry." "His theories on rockets first appeared in Nicholson's Journal for 1810 and 1811. In 1813 Moore published his collected findings as A Treatise on the Motion of Rockets. The world's first mathematical treatise on rocket dynamics, it had many shortcomings; and Moore admitted that lack of data had hindered his calculations. Nonetheless, he correctly recognized and demonstrated that Newton's third law of motion explained the principle of rocket motion. Moore was the first to consider rocket performance in terms other than range and altitude, and he arrived at calculations for thrust and specific impulse. He also suggested the use of the ballistic pendulum for a more accurate determination of performance"(Dictionary of Scientific Biography.)
Footnotes
THE TRUE FATHER OF ROCKETRY, PRE-DATING TSIOLKOVSKY.
Saleroom notices
Volume 3 has front cover detached and text block split.