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Short description Beginning with a refresher in classical celestial mechanics and relativity, experts from the University of Missouri and United States Naval Observatory carefully develop and convey the theory vital for a sound knowledge of the motions of celestial bodies.
From the contents 1 Newtonian celestial mechanics 2 Introduction to Special Relativity 3 General Relativity 4 Relativistic Reference Frames 5 Post-Newtonian Coordinate Transformations 6 Relativistic Celestial Mechanics 7 Relativistic Astrometry 8 Relativistic Geodesy 9 Relativity in IAU Resolutions
