On the history of the statistical method in astronomy

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Authors: O. B. Sheĭnin 

Publication date: 1984

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

bibliographyminor planetssunspotsF. G. W. StruveJ. C. KapteynMichell's problemproper motion of starsR. A. ProctorS. NewcombTitius-Bode-lawW. Herschel

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical astronomy (85A35) History of mathematics in the 17th century (01A45) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of statistics (62-03) History of astronomy and astrophysics (85-03)

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