An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics
โ Scribed by Forest Ray Moulton
- Publisher
- THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, NEW YORK
- Year
- 1960
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 455
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
This accessible text on classical celestial mechanics, the principles governing the motions of bodies in the Solar System, provides a clear and concise treatment of virtually all of the major features of solar system dynamics. Building on advanced topics in classical mechanics such as rigid body rot
List of examples -- Vectors and kinematics: a few mathematical preliminaries -- Newton's laws: the foundations of Newtonian mechanics -- Momentum -- Work and energy -- Some mathematical aspects of force and energy -- Angular momentum and fixed axis rotation -- Rigid body motion and the conservatio
In the years since it was first published in 1973 by McGraw-Hill, this classic introductory textbook has established itself as one of the best-known and most highly regarded descriptions of Newtonian mechanics. Intended for undergraduate students with foundation skills in mathematics and a deep inte