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Introduction to Celestial Mechanics
Jean Kovalevsky
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Paperback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 254.
After the launching of the first artificial satellites preceding interplanetary vehicles, celestial mechanics is no longer a science of interest confined to a small group of astronomers and mathematicians; it becomes a special engineering technique. I have tried to set this book in this new perspective, by severely limiting the choice of examples from classical celestial mechanics and by retaining only those useful in calculating the trajectory of a body in space. The main chapter in this book is the fifth, where a detailed solution is given of the problem of motion of an artificial satellite in the Earth's gravitational ... Read more
After the launching of the first artificial satellites preceding interplanetary vehicles, celestial mechanics is no longer a science of interest confined to a small group of astronomers and mathematicians; it becomes a special engineering technique. I have tried to set this book in this new perspective, by severely limiting the choice of examples from classical celestial mechanics and by retaining only those useful in calculating the trajectory of a body in space. The main chapter in this book is the fifth, where a detailed solution is given of the problem of motion of an artificial satellite in the Earth's gravitational ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
142
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
134
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401175500
SKU
V9789401175500
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