celestial mechanics

noun

the branch of astronomy that deals with the application of the laws of dynamics and Newton's law of gravitation to the motions of heavenly bodies.

celestial mechanics

the study of the motion of celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational fields

celestial mechanics

The science of the motion of celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational forces.
See more at Kepler's laws of planetary motion

First recorded in 1815–25

It seemed their aim to give every branch of physics the same precision as celestial mechanics.

If the earth was flattened, Newton triumphed and with him the doctrine of gravitation and the whole modern celestial mechanics.

Up to the present, celestial mechanics has attacked only the solar system or certain systems of double stars.

If he ceased to make striking discoveries in celestial mechanics, it was rather their subject-matter than his powers that failed.

In no sense were these conceptions working hypotheses of a celestial mechanics.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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