Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Apology
- Plan of the Book
- Part I From Ancient Astronomy to Newton
- Part II From Newton to Poincaré
- Part III Modern Celestial Mechanics
- 9 A Toolbox of Perturbation Methods
- 10 Computer-Assisted Methods for KAM Theory
- 11 Rotational Dynamics of Celestial Bodies
- 12 Stability of Planetary Systems
- Appendix A Analytical Tools
- Appendix B Indexing Functions
- Appendix C Validated Numerics in CAP
- Appendix D Benchmarking CAP with a Simple Model
- References
- Index
11 - Rotational Dynamics of Celestial Bodies
from Part III - Modern Celestial Mechanics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 June 2026
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Apology
- Plan of the Book
- Part I From Ancient Astronomy to Newton
- Part II From Newton to Poincaré
- Part III Modern Celestial Mechanics
- 9 A Toolbox of Perturbation Methods
- 10 Computer-Assisted Methods for KAM Theory
- 11 Rotational Dynamics of Celestial Bodies
- 12 Stability of Planetary Systems
- Appendix A Analytical Tools
- Appendix B Indexing Functions
- Appendix C Validated Numerics in CAP
- Appendix D Benchmarking CAP with a Simple Model
- References
- Index
Summary
Since the Chaldean epoch in Mesopotamia, the challenging phenomenon of the phases of the Moon has raised the interest of astronomers, even more than the motion of the Sun. Many ancient calendars, including Chaldean’s, were either lunar or luni-solar ones [21]; they were indeed based on the lunar period, or on attempts to find a reasonable compromise between the annual period of the Sun, actually the seasons, and the cycles of the Moon.
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