Celestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of objects in outer space. Historically, celestial mechanics applies principles...

Orbital mechanics or astrodynamics is the application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to rockets, satellites, and other spacecraft. The motion of...

is a Russian theoretical physicist specializing in relativistic celestial mechanics and astrometry. He worked as a chief-scientist at the Institute of...

problem is the problem of predicting the individual motions of a group of celestial objects interacting with each other gravitationally. Solving this problem...

history of both physics and mathematics, particularly classical celestial mechanics. Kepler's equation is M = E − e sin ⁡ E {\displaystyle M=E-e\sin...

contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and celestial mechanics. In his research on the three-body problem, Poincaré became the first...

optical devices. Transformation optics can go beyond cloaking (mimic celestial mechanics) because its control of the trajectory and path of light is highly...

sections may occur on surfaces of higher order, too (see image). In celestial mechanics, for bound orbits in a spherical potential, the definition above...

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy is a scientific journal covering the fields of astronomy and astrophysics. It was established as Celestial...

the interrelatedness of celestial mechanics and the Earth sciences and enabled a consistent transition from celestial mechanics to the Earth sciences and...

to the fields of analysis, number theory, and both classical and celestial mechanics. In 1766, on the recommendation of Leonhard Euler and d'Alembert...

ordinary classical mechanics to consider systems in an unknown state; often used to derive thermodynamic properties. Celestial mechanics, the motion of bodies...

Tokyo) was a Japanese astronomer noted for his contributions to celestial mechanics. Hagihara graduated from Tokyo Imperial University with a degree...

In celestial mechanics, the Lagrange points (/ləˈɡrɑːndʒ/; also Lagrangian points or libration points) are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects...

five-volume Mécanique céleste (Celestial Mechanics) (1799–1825). This work translated the geometric study of classical mechanics to one based on calculus,...

motion of terrestrial and celestial objects were replaced by Newton's law of universal gravitation and Newtonian mechanics, which explain how Kepler's...

Лексель). Lexell made important discoveries in polygonometry and celestial mechanics; the latter led to a comet named in his honour. La Grande Encyclopédie...

space—what they are, rather than where they are", which is studied in celestial mechanics. Among the subjects studied are the Sun (solar physics), other stars...

In celestial mechanics, an orbit (also known as orbital revolution) is the curved trajectory of an object such as the trajectory of a planet around a...

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry...

In celestial mechanics, true anomaly is an angular parameter that defines the position of a body moving along a Keplerian orbit. It is the angle between...

1877) was a French astronomer and mathematician who specialized in celestial mechanics and is best known for predicting the existence and position of Neptune...

bow-tie linkages, and are used in the design of non-circular gears. In celestial mechanics, they occur in certain families of solutions to the 4-body problem...

student. Attending lectures by István Földes raised his interest in celestial mechanics. During his college years, he was an assistant at the observatory...

Group on cartographic coordinates and rotational elements: 2006". Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 98 (3): 155–180. Bibcode:2007CeMDA..98....

the unification of Earth-bound observations of acceleration with celestial mechanics.: 4  In his book, Newton described gravitation as a universal force...

velocities. The applied tools of the disciplines of celestial mechanics or its subfield orbital mechanics (for predicting orbital paths and positions for...

In celestial mechanics, the mean anomaly is the fraction of an elliptical orbit's period that has elapsed since the orbiting body passed periapsis, expressed...

to the same right ascension, periods must be used with respect to the celestial equinox, giving about 763 years. See Etz. Etz D., (2000), Conjunctions...

In celestial mechanics, escape velocity or escape speed is the minimum speed needed for an object to escape from contact with or orbit of a primary body...