โ Scribed by Dr. rer. nat. Oliver Montenbruck, Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Pfleger (auth.)
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Coordinate Systems....Pages 7-33
Calculation of Rising and Setting Times....Pages 35-58
Cometary Orbits....Pages 59-82
Special Perturbations....Pages 83-106
Planetary Orbits....Pages 107-130
Physical Ephemerides of the Planets....Pages 131-152
The Orbit of the Moon....Pages 153-176
Solar Eclipses....Pages 177-203
Stellar Occultations....Pages 205-227
Orbit Determination....Pages 229-252
Astrometry....Pages 253-266
Back Matter....Pages 267-313
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques;Astrophysics and Astroparticles;Mathematical Methods in Physics;Numerical and Computational Physics
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<p>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
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