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"Orbital Mechanics for Dummies"
Try "Adventures In Celestial Mechanics" by Victor Szebehely (ISBN
0-292-75105-2). I don't know if it's "for dummies", but I remember regarding it as particularly accessible, especially when compared to some of the other texts on my bookshelf. It's also cool that the author is (or at least was at the time of publication) affiliated with my alma mater The University of Texas at Austin. Hope you enjoy it! Kip -- Kip Ingram Online: On Science, Technology, and Rational Thought http://www.kipingram.com "Steve Mazerski" wrote in message om... I'm a non-astrophysicist who has recently rekindled a long-standing interest in space and especially manned space flight. For mainly escapist reasons I like to think about the economics and mechanics of space travel, and I have begun to realise just how little I know about the subject. Though I have long accepted e.g. the principle of gravitational assists through orbital flybys, until recently I was of the vague impression that gravity diminishes very quickly in space which is why occupants of orbiting vehicles appeared weightless... Well, with a lot of thought I think I have grasped the basics and know the difference between orbital and escape velocity and that kind of thing. What I am looking for now is a basic but solid introduction into orbital / space flight mechanics, e.g. how to calculate what energy is needed to take an object from point A to point B, what is a delta V etc. Can anyone recommend introductory books on the subject? I am imagining something along the lines of a none-existent "Orbital Mechanics for Dummies". TIA S.Mazerski |
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"Orbital Mechanics for Dummies"
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:33:18 GMT, "Kip Ingram" wrote:
Try "Adventures In Celestial Mechanics" by Victor Szebehely (ISBN 0-292-75105-2). I don't know if it's "for dummies", but I remember regarding it as particularly accessible, especially when compared to some of the other texts on my bookshelf. It's also cool that the author is (or at least was at the time of publication) affiliated with my alma mater The University of Texas at Austin. Coming in late, Kip -- but I'll second that. Dr. Szebehely, alas, died a few years ago. He was with UT Austin until then. There is a second edition of the book, on which Hans Mark collaborated with him and had to finish alone. Chris W |
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