Practical Astronomy with your Calculator

Practical Astronomy with your Calculator
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 204
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ISBN-10 : 9781139935791
ISBN-13 : 1139935798
Rating : 4/5 (798 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Practical Astronomy with your Calculator by : Peter Duffett-Smith

Download or read book Practical Astronomy with your Calculator written by Peter Duffett-Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-02-02 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Astronomy with your Calculator, first published in 1979, has enjoyed immense success. The author's clear and easy to follow routines enable you to solve a variety of practical and recreational problems in astronomy using a scientific calculator. Mathematical complexity is kept firmly in the background, leaving just the elements necessary for swiftly making calculations. The major topics are: time, coordinate systems, the Sun, the planetary system, binary stars, the Moon, and eclipses. In the third edition there are entirely new sections on generalised coordinate transformations, nutrition, aberration, and selenographic coordinates. The calculations for sunrise and moonrise are improved. A larger page size has increased the clarity of the presentation. This handbook is essential for anyone who needs to make astronomical calculations. It will be enjoyed by amateur astronomers and appreciated by students studying introductory astronomy. • Clear presentation • Reliable approximations • Covers orbits, transformations, and general celestial phenomena • Can be used anywhere, worldwide • Routines extensively tested by thousands of readers round the world


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