Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet /:

"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 greate...

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1. Verfasser: Duffett-Smith, Peter
Weitere Verfasser: Zwart, Jonathan
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, UK ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, ©2011.
Ausgabe:4th ed.
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Zusammenfassung:"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/9780521146548"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxii, 216 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index.
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