The Earth-Moon System: Proceedings of an international conference, January 20-21,1964, sponsored by

Gravitational Field of the Moon.- The Irregular Variation in the Speed of Rotation of the Earth.- Interplanetary Torques.- Precessional Torques and Earth Rotation.- On the Coupling of the Earth's Core and Mantle during the 26,000-Year Precession.- Thermal Effects of Tidal Friction.- Variation of the Earth's Rotation in Historical Time.- Paleontological Evidence of the Rate of the Earth's Rotation.- Change in the Moment of Inertia of the Earth as a Result of a Growing Core.- Long-Term Stability of the Earth-Moon System.- The Secular Acceleration of the Earth's Rotation and Cosmology.- Origin of the Moon: Dynamical Considerations.- The Capture Hypothesis of the Origin of the Moon.- Origin of the Moon by Fission.- The Origin of the Moon and the Core of the Earth.- Planetary Atmospheres and the Origin of the Moon.- Discussion.- Name Index.