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Celestial mechanics

Celestial mechanics is an old term for the application of physics, particularly Newtonian mechanics, to astronomical objects such as stars and planets.

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For related topics see:

Astrometry
Orbit
n-body problem
Celestial navigation

External links:

http://www.math.washington.edu/~hampton/research

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