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Orbital Mechanics: Theory and Applications

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I read this book on a whim and was surprised at how easily it was understood. The complicated concepts were explained so that anyone could understand them. This book takes a light and accurate approach to a subject full of misconceptions and apprehension for most people. I would recommend this book to anyone nominally interested in astronomy and science fiction, or for anyone who has never seen a satellite in orbit from earth (many are visible to the naked eye). Tom Logsdon writes clearly and intelligently making this subject accessible for most people.

This is one of the most clearly written, easy to understand books I have ever read! Tom Logsdon is a gifted writer. There are hundreds, if not thousands of people knowledgeable enough to write a book on orbital mechanics. But only a handful can explain the subject with such clarity. And fewer still can write in the interesting fashion that Logsdon went for.