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Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet |
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| Title | Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet |
| Author(s) | Peter Duffett-Smith, Jonathan Zwart |
| Edition | Fourth edition |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxii, 216 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | Now in its fourth edition, this highly regarded book is ideal for those who wish to solve a variety of practical and recreational problems in astronomy using a scientific calculator or spreadsheet. Updated and extended, this new edition shows you how to use spreadsheets to predict, with greater accuracy, solar and lunar eclipses, the positions of the planets, and the times of sunrise and sunset. Suitable for worldwide use, this handbook covers orbits, transformations and general celestial phenomena, and is essential for anyone wanting to make astronomical calculations for themselves. With clear, easy-to-follow instructions for use with a pocket calculator, shown alongside worked examples, it can be enjoyed by anyone interested in astronomy, and will be a useful tool for software writers and students studying introductory astronomy. High-precision spreadsheet methods for greater accuracy are available at www.cambridge.org/practicalastronomy |
| Contents Note | Machine generated contents note: Time; Coordinate systems; The Sun; The planets, comets and binary stars; The Moon and eclipses; Index |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Calculators
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
5. Electronic spreadsheets in education
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| Title | Practical astronomy with your calculator |
| Author(s) | Peter Duffett-Smith |
| Edition | Third edition |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 185 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Abstract Note | 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 |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Calculators
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
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