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Regular Precessions in a Central Newtonian Field of Forces

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I will consider the problem of the motion of a gyroscope about its mass center in a central Newtonian field of forces. This study may be of interest in Celestial Mechanics, particularly in the dynamics of the solar system.

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Grioli, G. (1991). Regular Precessions in a Central Newtonian Field of Forces. In: Markovitz, H., Mizel, V.J., Owen, D.R. (eds) Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Continua. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75975-8_22

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