Szebehely, Victor G. / Mark, Hans Adventures in Celestial Mechanics
2. Edition - February 1998 112.- Euro 1998. X, 310 Pages, Hardcover 86 Fig. - Textbook - ISBN-10: 0-471-13317-5 ISBN-13: 978-0-471-13317-9 - Wiley-VCH, Berlin
Short description Introduces the fundamentals of orbital mechanics in an encompassing manner that examines the dynamic of both natural and artificial bodies in the solar system without getting lost in a maze of unnecessary detail. This revised and updated edition includes additional material on artifical bodies in space and features chapters on rocket propulsion and elementary spacecraft dynamics.
From the contents On the Shoulders of Giants: An Historial Review.
Circular Orbits.
The General Problem of Two Bodies.
Elliptic Orbits.
Rockets.
Energy Relationships: Hyperbolic and Parabolic Orbits.
Kepler's Equation and Lambert's Theorem.
Orbital Maneuvering of Spacecraft.
Elements of Spacecraft Dynamics.
Planetary Exploration.
General Perturbation Theory and a Specific Application to the Motion of the Planet Mercury.
The Motion of Earth-Orbiting Satellites.
The Problem of Three Bodies and the Stability of the Solar System.
