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There were three principal approaches to this problem, all treated in Bauschinger's course. Each approach had strengths and weaknesses, depending on the character of the orbit being studied, especially its eccentricity and the number and character of perturbations.

 

The mathematics, physics and celestial mechanics course were mutually reinforcing and had considerable overlap. They also shared the sense of mature, finished endeavors. Their historical orientation, reaching back hundreds of years, seemed to include in its roster of predecessors nearly every great name in physical science.