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[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] D. Benest, C. Froeschle and E. Lega (Eds.), Topics in Gravitational Dynamics: Solar, Extra-Solar and Galactic Systems, Lect. Notes Phys. 729 (Springer, Berlin Heidelberg 2007), DOI 10.1007/ 978-3-540-72984-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007941801 ISSN 0075-8450 ISBN 978-3-540-72983-9 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the