An Elementary Survey of Celestial Mechanics Over 250 diagrams appear throughout

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An Elementary Survey of Celestial Mechanics Over 250 diagrams appear throughoutAn accessible exposition of gravitation theory and celestial mechanics, this classic, oft cited work was written by a distinguished Soviet astronomer. It explains with exceptional clarity the methods used by physicists in studying celestial phenomena. A historical introduction explains the Ptolemaic view of planetary motion and its displacement by the studies of Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton. Succeeding chapters examine the making of celestial