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Orbital Mechanics, Third Edition (AIAA Education)

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First let me say that there is some good information in this book and that I use it as a reference in conjunction with other orbital mechanics books. But the level and depth of coverage varies widely. It is fairly obvious that some of the authors were under duress to produce for this book. In some cases the infomation provided is not even at the freshman physics level. Also, it seems to be a presentation of other peoples works and books rather that a novel or new approach. I have seem the same equations and the same notation elsewhere for much of the material. At least they could change it up a little. It is also not a coherent whole and excursions from what is really important or useful are frequently trumpeted. The section on the universal variable formulation is simply a rehash of what is in Bate, Mueller, and White and the reader is referred to that venerable tome for the details! The entire book is this way. Explanations of other peoples stuff followed by exhortations to go read it for details. This book is more like some kind of handbook than an exposition or textbook.

I am so angry about this purchase. I never received the item mentioned and it cost me $100.00. I feel like I have been blindly robbed.