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celestial mechanics

NOUN
  1. the branch of astronomy concerned with the application of Newton's laws of motion to the motions of heavenly bodies

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  • On the macroscopic scale, for most problems in celestial mechanics, Newtons theory of gravity, supplemented by treating relativistic effects as a small (very small) perturbation and irregularities in the mass distribution of gravitating bodies as multipole effects works extremely well. Matthew Yglesias » Cato’s David Boaz Joins George Will in Peddling Bogus “Global Cooling” Stories
  • He applied these and other insights to an equally impressive range of empirical and theoretical research in observational astronomy, celestial mechanics, surveying, geodesy, capillarity, geomagnetism, electromagnetism, mechanism optics, and actuarial science. Gauss, Johann Carl Friedrich
  • As far as I know, there is no mathematical solution for the classic n-body problem in celestial mechanics. Matthew Yglesias » Cato’s David Boaz Joins George Will in Peddling Bogus “Global Cooling” Stories
  • It obeys the constrictions of celestial mechanics and "conserves" galactic angular momentum. Perseus Spur
  • No photograph can prepare you for this, no understanding of orbits and celestial mechanics.
  • The secular influence of solar mass-loss on the orbital elements of meteor steams is examined by using the method of celestial mechanics of variable mass in this paper.
  • Among other things he re-equipped the Greenwich observatory with new instruments (which he designed himself), he created a magnetic and meteorological department, and he made important contributions to celestial mechanics.
  • He also worked on functions that changed celestial mechanics, helped pioneer algebraic topology and co-discovered the special theory of relativity.
  • The first understandings of celestial mechanics were not dependent on vast stretches of time.
  • The main branches are astrometry, celestial mechanics, and astrophysics.
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