This minor planet was named after russian astronomer georgij nikolaevich duboshin 19041986, expert on celestial mechanics, author of. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Numerical methods, conic sections, plane and spherical trigonomtry, coordinate geometry in three dimensions, gravitational field and potential, celestial mechanics, planetary motions, computation of an ephemeris, photographic astrometry, calculation of orbital elements, general perturbation theory, visual binary stars and. The text covers mathematical introduction, gravitational field and potential, celestial sphere, time, planetary motions, the two body problem in two dimensions, computation of an ephemeris, photographic and ccd astrometry, calculation of orbital elements, general perturbation theory, equivalent potential and the restricted threebody.
An introduction to celestial mechanics dover books on astronomy by forest ray moulton 3. Introduction to celestial mechanics by mccuskey, s. Any contemporary manual of celestial mechanics contains such notions as keplers laws, keplers. Publication date c1914 topics mechanics, celestial. We apologize for inaccuracies in the computergenerated english translation. This book is concerned with the translational motion of artificial celestial bodies.
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