Theoretical astronomy relating to the motions of the heavenly bodies revolving around the sun in accordance with the law of universal gravitation
Subtitle: embracing a systematic derivation of the formulæ for the calculation of the geocentric and heliocentric places, for the determination of the orbits of planets and comets, for the correction of approximate elements, and for the computation of special perturbations; together with the theory of the combination of observations and the method of least squares. With numerical examples and auxiliary tables
By: By James C. Watson
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott & co.
Published: 1869
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 662
Subjects: Orbits; Perturbation