Could anyone point me to a book or outline the methods used to actually calculate the 532 arcseconds per century that Newtonian theory apparently predicts for Mercury's precession. I am completely comfortable with getting GR's 43 but don't even know where to start for Newton. I feel rather ridiculous given that state of affairs.
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