Motion of the Moon

The passage of the Moon across the night sky has long been a familiar, but mysterious, sight to man. Newton, with his laws of motion & inverse square law of gravity, was able to predict all the planetary orbits, at least in principle. However, an exact solution of the Moon's motion in the gravitational fields of the Sun & Earth defeated Newton & all his successors. The Motion of the Moon is a comprehensive account of the theoretical developments right up to the present day. All astronomers, physicists & mathematicians interested in the Moon will find this a very stimulating book.Cook, Alan is the author of 'Motion of the Moon' with ISBN 9780852743485 and ISBN 0852743483.