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In this paper the secular changes in the eccentricities of satellite orbits in the solar system are investigated. Two mechanisms which affect the eccentricities are considered. One of them is the tide raised on the planet by the satellite, which has been the subject of discussion in the past; the other is the tide raised on the satellite by the planet. It is seen that cases arise in the solar system in which each of these tide's effect on eccentricity is dominant.
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Goldreich et al. (1963) studied this question.
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