From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   In article <9186edb5.0312191614.620b34aa@posting.google.com>,   
   Vincent Cate  wrote:   
   >A: Misner, Thorne, Wheeler   
   >T: GRAVITATION   
   >...   
   >If gravity is really this difficult, I don't see how a single   
   >atom flying through outer-space can handle the math needed to figure   
   >out where it should go next.   
      
   Fortunately, it doesn't have to.  It just flies the straightest path it   
   can, and the universe looks after the bookkeeping. :-)   
      
   However, I agree with Vince:  this is not really a space-technology book.   
   A few ultra-precise applications, like long-term high-precision modeling   
   of interplanetary trajectories and asteroid orbits, have to consider   
   relativistic effects.  But for most practical purposes, Newtonian gravity   
   is just fine.   
   --   
   MOST launched 30 June; science observations running     |   Henry Spencer   
   since Oct; first surprises seen; papers pending.        | henry@spsystems.net   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)