Astronomy on the Personal Computer
Authors: Montenbruck, Oliver, Pfleger, Thomas
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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 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.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-6
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Coordinate Systems
Pages 7-34
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Calculation of Rising and Setting Times
Pages 35-57
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Cometary Orbits
Pages 59-82
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Special Perturbations
Pages 83-106
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Astronomy on the Personal Computer
- Authors
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- Oliver Montenbruck
- Thomas Pfleger
- Translated by
- Dunlop, S.
- Copyright
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-03436-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-03436-7
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-67221-0
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-662-11187-1
- Edition Number
- 4
- Number of Pages
- XV, 300
- Topics
