โ Scribed by Dr. rer. nat. Oliver Montenbruck, Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Pfleger (auth.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Astronomy on the Personal Computer provides the reader with a thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, which is of particular significance to astronomical observation. Covering everything from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs, this book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, minor planets and comets, solar eclipses, stellar occultations by the Moon, phases of the Moon and much more. This completely revised edition makes use of the widely implemented programming language C++, and individual applications may be efficiently realized through the use of a powerful module library. The material previously available on an accompanying CD-ROM, now at extras.springer.com, contains, in addition to the complete, fully documented and commented source codes, the executable programs for use with the Windows 98/2000/XP and LINUX operating systems.
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Coordinate Systems....Pages 7-34
Calculation of Rising and Setting Times....Pages 35-57
Cometary Orbits....Pages 59-82
Special Perturbations....Pages 83-106
Planetary Orbits....Pages 107-129
Physical Ephemerides of the Planets....Pages 131-149
The Orbit of the Moon....Pages 151-172
Solar Eclipses....Pages 173-197
Stellar Occultations....Pages 199-222
Orbit Determination....Pages 223-250
Astrometry....Pages 251-266
Back Matter....Pages 267-300
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques;Geophysics/Geodesy;Numerical and Computational Physics;Popular Science in Astronomy
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Astronomy on the Personal Computer provides the reader with a thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, which is of particular significance for carrying out astronomical observations. Covering everything from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid a
The first edition of this very successful book was a winner of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's "Astronomy Book of the Year" award in 1986. The popularity of the book's programs is based on the ease with which the amateur astronomer can perform calculations on a personal computer. The routi
The first edition of this very successful book was a winner of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's "Astronomy Book of the Year" award in 1986. The popularity of the book's programs is based on the ease with which the amateur astronomer can perform calculations on a personal computer. The routi