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The final values of the arbitrary constants (constants of integration arising from the solution of the differential equations) were to be obtained from a least-squares analysis of observations. Brown undertook this task, choosing the Greenwich meridian observations as a basis:
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Wilson, C. (2010). Determining the Values of the Arbitrary Constants. In: The Hill-Brown Theory of the Moon’s Motion. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5937-9_19
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