Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Apology
- Plan of the Book
- Part IFrom Ancient Astronomy to Newton
- 1Overture
- 2Kinematics of the Keplerian Model
- 3The Gravitation of Newton
- Part IIFrom Newton to Poincaré
- Part IIIModern Celestial Mechanics
- Appendix AAnalytical Tools
- Appendix BIndexing Functions
- Appendix CValidated Numerics in CAP
- Appendix DBenchmarking CAP with a Simple Model
- References
- Index
1 - Overture
from Part I - From Ancient Astronomy to Newton
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 June 2026
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Apology
- Plan of the Book
- Part IFrom Ancient Astronomy to Newton
- 1Overture
- 2Kinematics of the Keplerian Model
- 3The Gravitation of Newton
- Part IIFrom Newton to Poincaré
- Part IIIModern Celestial Mechanics
- Appendix AAnalytical Tools
- Appendix BIndexing Functions
- Appendix CValidated Numerics in CAP
- Appendix DBenchmarking CAP with a Simple Model
- References
- Index
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Astronomy is the oldest of the sciences; yet it ranks prominently within modern science. The knowledge and prediction of celestial phenomena have been documented since the Sumerian and Babylonian epoch; that is, since the invention of cuneiform writing. The development of our astronomical knowledge has both intertwined and spurred the development of mathematics.
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- Celestial MechanicsClassical and Modern Methods, pp. 3 - 40Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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