Modern questions of celestial mechanics lectures given at a summer school of the Centro Internazionale Matematico Estivo (C.I.M.E.), held in Bressanone (Bolzano), Italy, May 21 - 31, 1967

C. Agostinelli: Sul problema delle aurore boreali e il moto di un corpuscolo elettrizzato in presenza di un dipolo magnetico.- G. Colombo: Introduction to the theory of earth’s motion about its center of mass.- E.M. Gaposchkin: The motion of the pole and the earth’s elasticity as studied from the gravity field of the earth by means of artificial earth satellites.- I.I. Shapiro: Radar astronomy, general relativity, and celestial mechanics.- V. Szebehely: Applications of the restricted problem of three bodies in space research.- G.A. Wilkins: The analysis of the observation of the satellites of Mars. Front Matter....Pages i-iii Sul Problema Delle Aurore Boreali Moto Di Un Corpuscolo Elettrizzato in Presenza Di Un Dipolo Magnetico....Pages 3-25 Introduction to the Theory of Earth's Motion About its Center of Mass....Pages 27-46 The Motion of the Pole and the Earth'S Elasticity as Studied From the Gravity Field of the Earth by Means of Artificial Earth Satellites....Pages 47-64 Radar Astronomy, General Relativity, and Celestial Mechanics....Pages 65-168 Applications of the Restricted Problem of three Bodies in Space Research....Pages 169-219 The Analysis of the Observations of the Satellites of Mars....Pages 221-242