Abstract
If numerous direct observations of the lunar positions are not possible for practical reasons, or if we wish to study the lunar orbit over a longer interval of time (say: one year), we may use the tables of the Astronomical Ephemeris, which have been calculated on the basis of observed quantities and we may accept them as ‘observed’. They are given directly in ecliptical coordinates, as if seen from the centre of the earth.
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Moulton, F. R.: An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics, New York, several editions, reprinted 1962, Dover Editions.
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Minnaert, M.G.J. (1969). The Orbit of the Moon from Ephemeris Data. In: Practical Work in Elementary Astronomy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3414-2_21
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