PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONAUTICS by Berman, A. I. reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

From The Space Library

PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONAUTICS

by Berman, A. I.

New York, 1961: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 350 pages, $9.25

Subtitled "Fundamentals of Dynamical Astronomy .and Space Flight," the book provides an intermediate to advanced coverage of the principles of astronomy, the foundations of mechanics and the dynamics of spaceflight. Subjects treated are: "The Earth and. the Moon," "Physics of the Solar System," "The Laws of Dynamics," "Potential and Kinetic Energy," "Orbital Theory," "Transfer Orbits and Space Navigation," "Orbital Perturbations," and "Propulsion Dynamics." There are ten appendices entitled: "Elements of vector calculus," "Polar coordinates," "The gyroscope," "The astronomical unit," "Summary of rocket-propulsion methods," "Nomenclature," "Physical and astrophysical constants," "Units and conversions," "Glossary of astronautical terms," and "Bibliography."

Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III