Celestial Mechanics The Waltz of the Planets /

I was delighted to be invited by my colleagues Alessandra Celletti and Ettore Perozzi to provide a foreword to their book, Celestial Mechanics: The Waltz of the Planets. Having known them for many years and long admired their work in the subject so many of us love and are fascinated by, 1 read with...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Celletti, Alessandra (Συγγραφέας), Perozzi, Ettore (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007.
Σειρά:Springer Praxis Books
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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