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It is shown that the near-periodicity in the Earth-Moon-Sun system demonstrated by the possibility of using the Saros to predict eclipses, suggests that the Saros can also be used in a fast and accurate method of special perturbations which can be applied for long term study of the evolution of the Moon's orbit.
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Paper dedicated to Professor Harold C. Urey on the occasion of his 80th birthday on 29 April 1973.
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Roy, A.E. The use of the saros in lunar dynamical studies. The Moon 7, 6–13 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00578803
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00578803