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celestial mechanics
celestial mechanics the study of the motions of astronomical bodies as they move under the influence of their mutual gravitation . Celestial mechanics analyzes the orbital motions of planets, dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, and natural and artificial satellites within the solar system as well as... Read more
mechanics
mechanics branch of physics concerned with motion and the forces that tend to cause it; it includes study of the mechanical properties of matter , such as density , elasticity , and viscosity . Mechanics may be roughly divided into statics and dynamics ; statics deals with bodies at re... Read more
Tullio Levi-Civita
Tullio Levi-Civita , 1873-1942, Italian mathematician. He taught at the universities of Padua (1898-1919) and Rome (1919-38) and was noted for his researches in pure geometry, hydrodynamics, celestial mechanics, and tensor analysis (see tensor ), on which Einstein's work depended in part. He wrote ... Read more
Sir George Biddell Airy
Sir George Biddell Airy 1801-92, English astronomer. The son of a poor farmer, he distinguished himself as Senior Wrangler at Cambridge, where he was elected fellow of Trinity College (1824) and appointed professor (1826). As Astronomer Royal and director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory from 183... Read more
Willem de Sitter
Willem de Sitter , 1872-1934, Dutch astronomer and mathematician. He was professor from 1908 at the Univ. of Leiden and in 1919 became director of its observatory. His early work on the motions of Jupiter and its satellites contributed to the downfall of the pre-Einstein celestial mechanics. Using E... Read more
Trojan asteroids
Trojan asteroids two groups of asteroids that revolve about the sun in the same orbit as Jupiter; one group is about 60° ahead of the planet in the orbit, the other about 60° behind it. In 1990, a similar asteroid, Eureka, was found in the orbit of Mars. Some of the Trojan asteroids are c... Read more
Jules Henri Poincaré
Jules Henri Poincaré , 1854-1912, French mathematician, physicist, and author. He was from 1881 connected with the faculty of sciences at the Univ. of Paris. One of the greatest mathematicians of his age, Poincaré, by research in the theory of functions, especially the automorphic, Fuc... Read more
planetarium
planetarium optical device used to project a representation of the heavens onto a domed ceiling; the term also designates the building that houses such a device. A modern planetarium consists of as many as 150 motor-driven projectors mounted on an axis. As the axis moves, beams of light are emitted... Read more
Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727, English mathematician and natural philosopher (physicist), who is considered by many the greatest scientist that ever lived. Early Life and Work Newton studied at Cambridge and was professor there from 1669 to 1701, succeeding his teacher Isaac Barrow as Lucasi... Read more
astronaut
astronaut crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and mental standards, and they undergo rigorous training. The early astronauts had all previously been test pilots, but l... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "celestial mechanics"

celestial mechanics
Book article from: World Encyclopedia celestial mechanics Branch of astronomy concerned with the relative motions of stars...gravitational fields. Introduced by Isaac Newton in the 17th century, celestial mechanics, rather than general relativity , is usually sufficient to calculate... Read more
mechanics
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Modern Mechanics Modern mechanics dates from the work of Galileo...to explain not only the mechanics of bodies on the earth but also that of celestial bodies (which, however...The first system of modern mechanics to explain successfully...phenomena, both terrestrial and celestial, ... Read more
astronomy
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...relative motions of celestial bodies, their positions on the celestial sphere, physical and...on them. It includes celestial mechanics, astrophysics , cosmology...century the science of celestial mechanics (the study of the motions... Read more
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...to mathematical analysis, celestial mechanics, and the philosophy of science...in mathematical physics, celestial mechanics, and nearly every branch...series through his work in celestial mechanics. This led to further investigations... Read more
Poincaré, (Jules) Henri
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Poincaré, (Jules) Henri (1854–1912) French mathematician. He worked on celestial mechanics , winning an award for his contribution to the theory of orbits. In 1906, independently of Albert Einstein , he obtained some of... Read more
artificial satellite
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...by humans and placed in orbit around the earth or other celestial body (see also space probe ). The satellite is lifted...motion of the satellite is controlled by the same laws of celestial mechanics that govern the motions of natural satellites, and it...of cosmic rays and micrometeorites, and ... Read more
Bowditch, Nathaniel
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...Bowditch mastered mathematics, celestial mechanics, French, and German, and familiarized...also published extensively on celestial mechanics, mathematics, and physics...himself as the leading American celestial mechanician and mathematician... Read more
Physics, Classical
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion ...study of electromagnetism. Classical mechanics Classical mechanics, the scientific study of motion in...study of motion and use Newtonian mechanics as the setting in which numerous basic...terrestrial (near Earth) realm and the celestial realm (the region of the moon and...planets, or of any other ... Read more
Lagrange, Joseph Louis
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...succeeded Leonhard Euler as head of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. His major work is Analytical Mechanics (1788), developing a new approach to mechanics based entirely on algebra and calculus . See also celestial mechanics ; Lagrangian points Read more
Augustus Ferdinand Möbius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...contributions to theoretical astronomy with his publications The Principles of Astronomy (1836) and The Elements of Celestial Mechanics (1843). Möbius also focused on analytical geometry and was a pioneer in topology. He is best known, however... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "celestial mechanics"

celestial mechanics
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy celestial mechanics The branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of bodies in orbit, such as planets, natural and artificial satellites, space... Read more
Laplace, PierreSimon de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...x2013;1827)Frenchmathematician and astronomer. He established celestial mechanics as a mathematical discipline, applying Newton's theory of gravitation...leste (published 1799–1825) is a summary of 18th-century celestial mechanics. Read more
astrodynamics
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy astrodynamics The branch of celestial mechanics that deals with the motions of artificial satellites and space probes. Astrodynamics involves planning and controlling the trajectories of spacecraft, by techniques such as gravity assist . Read more
Lagrange, JosephLouis de
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Lagrange, JosephLouis de(- Louis de Tournier ) (1736–1813)Frenchmathematician, born in Italy. In celestial mechanics he studied perturbations and stability in the Solar System. He examined the three-body problem for the Earth... Read more
astronomy
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...concerned purely with measuring the positions and movements of celestial bodies, a branch now known as astrometry . The realization...17th century that gravitation governed the movements of celestial bodies led to mathematical methods for calculating orbits, now known as celestial mechanics . In ... Read more
astrophysics
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...complements the traditional branches of astronomy, astrometry and celestial mechanics , which are concerned with the positions and motions of...the electromagnetic and gravitational radiation emitted by celestial objects. Theoretical astrophysics attempts to explain the... Read more
Principia
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...1st edition 1687, 2nd edition 1713). One of the most important scientific books ever written, it deals with the celestial mechanics of the Solar System and for the first time weaves together mathematical analysis and physical observation. It... Read more
Poincaré, Henri
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...restricted forms, and showed that there are no exact solutions to the n-body problem . He expanded the field of celestial mechanics, for example demonstrating the possibility of chaotic orbits . Poincaré's mathematical studies of special... Read more
Gauss, CarlFriedrich
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...which had become lost behind the Sun after its discovery in 1801 by G. Piazzi . Gauss made a detailed study of celestial mechanics, developing a theory of perturbations (later used by J. C. Adams and U. J. J. Le Verrier to calculate the position... Read more
Newton, Isaac
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy ...work on the corpuscular theory of light. However, in 1684 E. Halley persuaded him to organize his work on the celestial mechanics of the Solar System, which was published as the Principia . Newton's other major book, Opticks , was not published... Read more

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Quantization state of baryonic mass in clusters of galaxies.(quantum celestial mechanics )
Magazine article from: Progress in Physics; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...alternative approach, quantum celestial mechanics (QCM) predicts that galactic...outer regions; (3) quantum celestial mechanics (QCM) derived [3] from the...sup.2]. Unlike the quantum mechanics of atomic states whereby each... Read more
Celestial guidance: global positioning systems practically put the dispatcher in the driver's seat.
Magazine article from: The Concrete Producer; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Transit Mix have been able to gain the guidance of a sort of celestial being. That's because many of the fleet's 60 trucks have been...instruction from the GPS manufacture's representative, Lloyd's mechanics have been installing the GPS receivers on each truck. The... Read more
Foundations of mechanics, 2d ed.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 9/1/2008; 197 words ; 9780821844380 Foundations of mechanics, 2d ed. Abraham, Ralph and Jerrold...dynamics, qualitative dynamics, and celestial mechanics. Chapter exercises are included. The...interested in geometrical methods in mechanics, assuming a background in calculus... Read more
Mechanics and cosmology in the medieval and early modern period.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2008; 141 words ; 9788822256614 Mechanics and cosmology in the medieval and early modern period. Ed. by...the question, and how they led to the birth of what today is celestial mechanics, midwifed primarily by Isaac Newton. The originating workshop... Read more
REGIONAL DIGEST.(LOCAL NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 7/12/2007; 136 words ; ...received a $124,036 grant from the National Science Foundation to study celestial mechanics over the next three years. Celestial mechanics concerns the motion of celestial bodies (stars, planets, asteroids and even spaceships) under their mutual... Read more
Cosmological redshift interpreted as gravitational redshift.
Magazine article from: Progress in Physics; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...redshifts seen by all observers in the quantum celestial mechanics (QCM) approach to cosmology. The increasingly negative...expansion of the Universe. A new theory, Quantum Celestial Mechanics(QCM), developed from GTR by H. G. Preston and F... Read more
Euler and modern science.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 12/1/2007; 189 words ; ...the know are aware of his work in astronomy, celestial mechanics, ballistics, the history of science, instruments and technology, physics, mechanics, hydromechanics, mechanics of elastic systems, variational principles... Read more
The myth of quantum consciousness. (role of the human mind in creating reality)
Magazine article from: The Humanist; 5/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...notion is spreading the principles embodied in quantum mechanics imply a central role for the human mind in determining...consciousness. In Lanza's interpretation, quantum mechanics tells us that all human minds are united in one mind...scientific knowledge. The assertion is made that quantum mechanics ... Read more
Notes on Dynamical Systems.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 3/1/2006; 113 words ; ...of dynamical systems. It features detailed proofs as well as many examples and illustrations from physics and celestial mechanics. Three chapters cover: the transformation theory of systems, periodic orbits, and integrable Hamiltonian systems... Read more
Thinking prayerfully.(Century marks)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 10/4/2003; 160 words ; ...intercessory prayer be treated like magic, like some pulling of celestial strings to manipulate the affairs of life. Talk about whether...petitionary prayer works tends to reduce something mysterious to mechanics, ever, though he is sure that prayer has repercussions beyond... Read more