An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics.. This item is unavailable.An Introduction to Celestial Mechanics.

8vo. xv, [1], 384 pp. Index. Original full navy-blue blind- and gilt-stamped cloth. Embossed stamp of the Carnegie Institution, Mount Wilson Observatory. Very good. Scarce. First edition. Moulton's main interests were in the application of mathematics to problems in astronomy. "Moulton was a first-rate teacher and public speaker as well as an accomplished writer, and he ranked as one of the greatest masters of celestial mechanics, not only of his own generation but of all time. As man and scholar, through his sympathetic interest and generous encouragement, he inspired the warmest affection and highest admiration in the student who was privileged to have him for a friend." — F. C. Leonard, obituary, Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. See: J. J. O'Connor & E. F. Robertson, MT, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, Scotland.