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020 _a9780750310154 (PB)
041 _aeng
080 _a539.1
_bROY
100 1 _aRoy, A. E
245 1 0 _aOrbital motion
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aEngland
_aPhiladelphia
_bInstitute of Physics Pub
_c2005
300 _axviii, 526 p
_bill
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aThe 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
520 _a"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
650 0 _aOrbits
650 0 _aCELESTIAL MECHANICS
690 _aPhysics
942 _cBK
999 _c59380
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