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Understanding Gravitational Interactions and Celestial Orbits

This chapter delves into the basic principles of physics, emphasizing gravitational interactions and the predictability of orbits through the Earth-Sun dynamic. It introduces the two-body problem and hints at the complexities of the three-body problem in celestial mechanics.

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