
Things You Thought You Knew – Planet X
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Celestial Mechanics Unveiled
This chapter explores early scientific approaches to celestial mechanics, focusing on Newton's concerns about orbital stability and Laplace's development of perturbation theory. The discussion highlights the chaotic nature of multi-body systems, particularly the three-body problem, and contrasts it with the restricted three-body problem for clearer predictions.
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