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The Impossible Equation at the Heart of Astronomy [Kepler’s Equation]

2024-10-15

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Borghi R. On the Bessel Solution of Kepler’s Equation. *Mathematics*. 2024; 12(1):154. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12010154

Tom Archibald, Craig Fraser, Ivor Grattan-Guinness, The History of Differential Equations, 1670–1950. Oberwolfach Rep. 1 (2004), no. 4, pp. 2729–2794

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17 Recent papers on Kepler’s equation can be found in references 2-16 here: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/12/1/154