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Roy, A. E

Orbital motion - 4th ed. - England Philadelphia Institute of Physics Pub 2005 - xviii, 526 p ill

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The restless universe
Coordinate and time-keeping systems
The reduction of observational data
The two-body problem
The many-body problem
The Caledonian symmetric N-body problem
General perturbations
Special perturbations
The stability and evolution of the solar system
Lunar theory
Artificial satellites
Rocket dynamics and transfer orbits
Interplanetary and lunar trajectories
Orbit determination and interplanetary navigation
Binary and other few-body problems
Many-body stellar systems
Astronomical and related constants
The Earth's gravitational field

"A long established core text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in a range of disciplines from astronomy and planetary science to aerospace and satellite engineering, this fourth edition includes numerous updates and reorganisation to all chapters, new results from recent work and a new chapter on the Caledonian Symmetrical N-Body Problem."--Jacket

ISBN: 9780750310154 (PB)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Orbits
CELESTIAL MECHANICS

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 539.1 / ROY