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Introduction to Space Dynamics
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Author/Editor: William Tyrrell Thomson
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Comprehensive, classic introduction to space-flight engineering for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Provides basic tools for quantitative analysis of the motions of satellites and other vehicles in space. Includes vector algebra, kinematics, transformation of coordinates, gyrodynamics, ...  read more
 


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Product Description:

Comprehensive, classic introduction to space-flight engineering for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Provides basic tools for quantitative analysis of the motions of satellites and other vehicles in space. Includes vector algebra, kinematics, transformation of coordinates, gyrodynamics, generalized theories of mechanics.
Reprint of the John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1963 edition.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486651134
ISBN 13: 9780486651132
Author/Editor: William Tyrrell Thomson
Format: Book
Page Count: 352
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Publication date: June 1986
Table of Contents: Click here to view the Table of Contents

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