Astronomy on the Personal Computer

Astronomy on the Personal Computer
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : 3540672214
ISBN-13 : 9783540672210
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Book Synopsis Astronomy on the Personal Computer by : Oliver Montenbruck

Download or read book Astronomy on the Personal Computer written by Oliver Montenbruck and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-03-23 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, covering everything from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs. The book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting 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 takes advantage of C++, and individual applications may be efficiently realized through the use of a powerful module library. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete, fully documented and commented source codes as well as executable programs for Windows 98/2000/XP and LINUX.


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