An up-to-date, thorough treatment of the standard, planetary aspects of celestial mechanics as well as the more modern problems of rockets and spacecraft. Sections on initial orbit determination, perturbation theory, and astrophysics are unique in…
De zon komt 's ochtend op en gaat 's avonds weer onder. Dat is een ding dat zeker is. Of niet? Er zijn streken waar de zon maandenlang op is en er zijn plekken op de wereld waar de zon op speciale dagen volgens de plaatselijke klokken pas rond 2 uur…
The Explanatory Supplement provides a detailed description of how to perform practical astronomy or spherical astronomy. This completely revised and rewritten edition is an authoritative source on astronomical phenomena and calendars.
Teaching text developed by U.S. Air Force Academy and designed as a first course emphasizes the universal variable formulation. Develops the basic two-body and n-body equations of motion; orbit determination; classical orbital elements, coordinate…
This book gives a review of the necessary math knowledge, and then explains many aspects of celestial mechanics. It is a little less sophisticated than other books on the market.