Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics, and Geodesy

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The physical points here at issue are typically of very great subtlety--conceptually, computationally, observationally. The monograh provides researchers with a beautifully organized and unfailingly lucid account of the present status of this young field. Attention is given mainly to theoretical aspects rather than to details of experimental designs, but the many up-to-the-minute references communicate also a good sense of the experimental efforts underway or planned, and of the results thus far achieved. Attractively designed and produced, and made attractive also by its dense brevity. Deeply informed, absorbing. (NW) Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)