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Astronomy on the Personal Computer [electronic resource] by Montenbruck, Oliver, Pfleger, Thomas is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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Content: Front Matter....Pages I-XIIIIntroduction....Pages 1-6Coordinate Systems....Pages 7-33Calculation of Rising and Setting Times....Pages 35-58Cometary Orbits....Pages 59-82Special Perturbations....Pages 83-106Planetary Orbits....Pages 107-130Physical Ephemerides of the Planets....Pages 131-152The Orbit of the Moon....Pages 153-176Solar Eclipses....Pages 177-203Stellar Occultations....Pages 205-227Orbit Determination....Pages 229-252Astrometry....Pages 253-266Back Matter....Pages 267-313, Astronomy on the PC provides practical solutions to a variety of astronomical problems. The book includes both astronomical fundamentals and the technical know-how for an implementation of high-quality software. Efficient and precise computer programs help the user to calculate and predict - positions of the Sun, Moon, and the planets - rising and setting times - physical ephemerides of the Sun and the major planets - positions of comets and minor planets (with perturbations) - the central line and local conditions of solar eclipses - stellar occultations - orbits in the solar system from three observations - coordinates from sky photographs Software developers will find a comprehensive colle

Author

Montenbruck, Oliver, Pfleger, Thomas

Publisher

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Published

1998

Language

EN