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The dynamical symbiosis between our Earth and its only natural satellite has been at the basis of all topics discussed so far in this chapter; for the motion of the Moon in space, and even more that about its center of gravity, are largely controlled by the Earth — with distant, but powerful, cooperation of the Sun. The aim of the present section will, however, be to focus specific attention on certain dynamical aspects of the Earth-Moon symbiosis which were so far not discussed (or only briefly referred to) in the text, and which are concerned with the gravitational interaction of the two bodies, or properties of their motion over long intervals of time.
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Kopal, Z. (1966). Dynamics of the Earth-Moon System. In: An Introduction to the Study of the Moon. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7545-6_6
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