Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical AlmanacUniversity Science Books, 1992 - 752 pages This well-schooled text provides a detailed description of how to perform practical astronomy or spherical astronomy. It is an authoritative source on astronomical phenomena and calendars. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO POSITIONAL ASTRONOMY | 1 |
TIME | 39 |
CELESTIAL REFERENCE SYSTEMS | 95 |
TERRESTRIAL COORDINATES | 126 |
APPARENT AND TOPOCENTRIC PLACE ALGORITHMS | 145 |
AND THE ROTATION OF THE EARTH | 199 |
GRAVITY THE TIDES AND MOTIONS OF THE CRUST | 224 |
ORBITAL EPHEMERIDES | 279 |
7 | 417 |
ECLIPSES OF THE SUN AND MOON | 421 |
ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA | 475 |
STARS AND STELLAR SYSTEMS | 505 |
COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES | 541 |
CALENDARS | 575 |
HISTORICAL INFORMATION | 609 |
RELATED PUBLICATIONS | 667 |
6 ORBITAL EPHEMERIDES OF RINGS AND SATELLITES | 325 |
ORBITAL EPHEMERIDES AND RINGS OF SATELLITES | 327 |
PHYSICAL EPHEMERIDES OF THE SUN MOON PLANETS | 383 |
PHYSICAL EPHEMERIDES OF THE SATELLITES | 407 |
REFERENCE DATA | 693 |
GLOSSARY | 721 |
INDEX | 741 |
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