Introduction to astrophysics
Author: Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics
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Introduction to astrophysics by the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics provides lecture notes on celestial mechanics and Kepler's laws. It explains the motion of planets, the two-body problem, and the conservation of angular momentum.
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