Corrections, Errata, and Typos in
Bate, Mueller, and White,
Fundamentals of Astrodynamics

Authors: Roger R. Bate; Donald D. Mueller; Jerry E. White
Authors 2: Bate, Roger R.; Mueller, Donald D.; White, Jerry E.

ISBN 0-486-60061-0

Pages Context (Corrections shown in red) Source / Discovered / Reported by Description Comments
236 J. E. Brown Equation (5.3-24) Minus sign was missing.
Proof: see p. 196.
236 J. E. Brown Equation (5.3-25) Minus sign was missing.
Proof: see p. 196.
250 J. E. Brown unlabeled equation below (5.4-22) Book has sin for sinh.
Proof: Compare Eq. (4.6-34) on p. 220. See also Eq. (5.4-13) on p. 244.
344 "This occurred in the early part of 1969 and will occur again in 1987." J. E. Brown Proof: definition of Saros; any astronomy software; [1]
422 click to open Wikipedia Equation (9.7-6)
all pages wherever the book reads
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
This is not really a typo, but the current title is The Astronomical Almanac. Many general libraries carry it. Every student should leaf through it.

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References

[1] Meeus, Jean. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels.



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