02 Gravity, celestial mechanics, astrodynamics & relativity

(This is from the original 1993 list with an update pending.)

-books on celestial mechanics, astrodynamics & relativity

Braginskii, V. B. (1985), Sistemy s maloi dissipatsiei. English Systems with small dissipation (Chicago: University of Chicago Press), Call no. QC39 .B66313 1985.

Braginskii, V. B. (1977), Izmerenie malykh sil v fizicheskikh eksperimentakh. English Measurement of weak forces in physics experiments (Chicago: University of Chicago Press), ISBN 0-226-07070-0, Call no. QC39 .B6613.

de Sabbata, V. and V. N. Melnkiov (1988), Gravitational measurements, fundamental metrology, and constants, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Gravitational Measurements, Fundamental Metrology, and Constants (1987 : Erice, Sicily) (Boston / Norwell, MA: D. Reidel Pub. Co. / Kluwer), Call no. QB330 .N38 1987.

Dicke, R. H. (1964), The theoretical significance of experimental relativity (New York: Gordon and Breach), Call no. QC6 .D476.

Meystre, P. and M. O. Scully (1983), Quantum optics, experimental gravity, and measurement theory, NATO Adv. Study Inst., Bad Windsheim, Germany, 1981 (New York: Plenum Press), Call no. QC446.15 .N37 1981.

-miscellaneous papers on celestial mechanics, astrodynamics & relativity

Debe, M. K., D. E. Behlendorf, and R. H. Dittman (1971), "A dynamic Newtonian gravitional-force-gradient field generator and detector," AJP 39, 1142-1144.

Holton, G. (1969), "Einstein and the 'crucial' experiment," AJP 37, 968-981.

Liebes, S., Jr. (1969), "Gravitational lens simulator," AJP 37, 103-104.

Pontiggia, C., A. Marciano, and E. Piano (1985), "Gravtational field and acclerated frame: a simple apparatus," AJP 53, 915-916.

Poultney, S. K. (1971), "Independent-study unit on universal gravitation," AJP 39, 297-302.

Worden, P. W., Jr. and C. W. F. Everitt (1982), "Resource letter GI-1: Gravity and inertia," AJP 50, 494-500.

Rothenstein, B., C. Tamasdan, V. Streian, and A. Rothenstein (1993), "Special relativity with recording devices," EJP 14, 59-63.

Hale, D. P. (1980), "A tilted plane as a gravitational field model," PE 15, 306-309.

-Foucault pendulum

Crane, H. R. (1981), "Short Foucault pendulum: a way to eliminate the precession due to ellipticity," AJP 49, 1004-1006.

Hilton, W. A. (1978), "The Foucault pendulum: a corridor demosntration," AJP 46, 436-438.

Khein, A. and D. F. Nelson (1993), "Hannay angle study of the Foucault pendulum in action-angle variables," AJP 61, 170-174.

Kruglak, H., L. Oppliger, R. Pittet, and S. Steele (1978), "A short Foucault pendulum for a hallway exhibit," AJP 46, 438-440.

Kruglak, H. and R. Pittet (1980), "Portable, continuously operating Foucault pendulum," AJP 48, 419-420.

Miller, D. W. and G. W. Caudill (1966), "Driving mechanism for Foucault pendulum," AJP 34, 615-616.

Reynhardt, E. C., T. A. van der Walt, and L. Soskolsky (1986), "A modified Foucault pendulum for a corridor exhibit," AJP 54, 759-61.

Schulz-duBois, E. O. (1970), "Foucault pendulum experiment by Kamerlingh Onnes and degenerate perturbation theory," AJP 38, 173-188.

Sears, F. W. (1969), "Working model of a Foucault pendulum at intermediate latitudes," AJP 37, 1126-1127.

Weltner, K. (1979), "A new model of the Foucault pendulum," AJP 47, 365-366.

Kruglak, H. and S. Steele (1984), "A 25cm continuously operating Foucault pendulum," PE 19, 294-296.

Mattila, J. O. (1991), "The Foucault pendulum as a teaching aid," PE 26, 120-123.

-earth & moon

Armstrong, H. L. (1966), "Weighing the moon," AJP 34, 985.

Born, P. (1976), "Illustration of the earth's precession," AJP 44, 702-704.

Brunig, D. H. (1991), "Determining the earth-moon distance," AJP 59, 850.

Celniker, L. M. (1983), "Weighing the Earth with a sextant," AJP 51, 1018-1020.

Cowley, E. R. (1989), "A classroom exercise to determine the earth-moon distance," AJP 57, 351-2.

Crowell, A. D. (1981), "Motion of the Earth as viewed from the moon and the y-suspended pendulum," AJP 49, 452-454.

Fowler, J. M. (1969), "Materials for a radar ranging experiment," AJP 37, 712-715.

Glick, F. (1972), "Velocity of light from the earth-moon-earth communications delay," AJP 40, 1867-1868.

Goodman, F. O. (1993), "Measure the earth's radius while boating on one of its lakes," AJP 61, 378-379.

Hooper, W. (1971), "Lunar gravity measurement from Apollo 14 television," AJP 39, 974x.

Knudsen, A. W. (1973), "A student's gyrocompass," AJP 41, 531-539.

Rawlins, D. (1979), "Doubling your sunsets or how anyone can measure the earth's size with wristwatch and meterstick," AJP 47, 126-128.

Rokoske, T. L. (1975), "Big dipper and diurnal motion demonstration," AJP 43, 113.

Whote, G., T. Mondragon, D. Slaughter, and D. Coates (1993), "Modelling tidal effects," AJP 61, 367-371.

-celestial mechanics

Chapman, S. (1969), "Kepler's Laws: demonstration and derivation without calculus," AJP 37, 1134-1144.

Hardorp, J. (1986), "An experimental test of Newton's celestial mechanics," AJP 54, 532-535.

Sapp, R. C. (1980), "Titius-Bode law: an astronomy project for a cloudy night," AJP 48, 138-141.

Zanetti, V. (1984), "A sundial design," AJP 52, 185.

-astrodynamics (spacecraft orbits and control)

Standing, A. F. (1990), Measurment techniques for in-orbit testing of satellites (Freeman), ISBN 0-7167-8228-6, Call no. 0-7167-8228-6.

Wertz, J. R. and W. J. Larson (1991), Eds., Space mission analysis and design (Kluwer), ISBN 0-7923-0971-5 (pb), Call no. TL 790 S73 1991.

Baltz, A. J. and S. Machlup (1971), "Instructional uses of the computer: orbiting satellites for the elementary laboratory," AJP 39, 333.

Davidoff, M. (1976), "Space satellite for physics instruction," AJP 44, 309-310.

Green, R. (1973), "Laboratory model experiment of a satellite navigation system," AJP 41, 710-712.

Cooke, B. A. and T. I. Preston (1992), "Satellite navigation in an undergraduate laboratory," PE 27, 142-147.

-special relativity experiments & simulations

Byl, J., M. Sanderese, and W. van der Kamp (1985), "Simple first-order test of special relativity," AJP 53, 43-45.

Clement, G. (1980), "Does the Fizeau experiment really test special relativity?," AJP 48, 1059-1062.

Handschy, M. A. (1982), "Re-examination of the 1887 Michelson-Morley experiment," AJP 50, 987-990.

Higbie, J. (1981), "Graviational lens," AJP 49, 652-655.

Higbie, J. (1974), "Undergraduate relativity experiment," AJP 42, 642-644.

Huffman, A. (1980), "Special relativity demonstration," AJP 48, 780-781.

Huggins, E. R. (1975), "On teaching the lack of simultaneity," AJP 43, 599-601.

Icke, V. (1980), "Construction of a gravitational lens," AJP 48, 883-885.

Lerche, I. (1975), "On a curiosity arising from Fizeau's experiment," AJP 43, 910-911.

Lerche, I. (1978), "The Fizeau effect: theory, experiment, and Zeeman's measurements," AJP 46, 1154-1163.

Morack, J. L. and T. D. Roberts (1971), "Sound wave propagation in a moving medium and the Michelson-Morley experiment," AJP 39, 1203-1205.

Schiel, D., J. Slaets, and S. Mascarenhas (1978), "Measurment of acoustical second-order Doppler effect as an introductory experiment to special relativity," AJP 46, 211-213.

Schlegel, R. (1974), "Comments on the Hafele-Keating experiment," AJP 42, 183-187.

Schutz, B. F. (1984), "Gravitational waves on the back of an envelope," AJP 52, 412-419.

-general relativity experiments & simulations