Cassini's laws

Cassini's laws provide a compact description of the motion of the Moon. They were established in 1693 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini, a prominent scientist of his time.

Refinements of these laws to include physical librations have been made, and they have been generalized to treat other satellites and planets.

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