Celestial Mechanics: A Computational Guide for the Practitioner

By Laurence G. Taff

A 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 unusual in their depth and scope. Fully worked numerical examples are included.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471893161
• ISBN13: 9780471893165
• Release Date: April 1985
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"