ASTRONOMY ON THE PERSONAL COMPUTER by Montenbruck, Oliver ISBN 3540672214

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'Astronomy on the Personal Computer' provides the reader with an introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, which is of particular significance for carrying out astronomical observations.

Astronomy on the Personal Computer provides the reader with a thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, which is of particular significance for carrying out astronomical observations. 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 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 accompanying CD-ROM contains, in addition to the complete, fully documented and commented source codes, the executable programs for Windows 95/98/NT and Linux operating systems.

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[edit] Title

ASTRONOMY ON THE PERSONAL COMPUTER

[edit] Author

Montenbruck, Oliver

[edit] ISBN

3540672214

[edit] Published

30/04/2000

[edit] Publisher

Springer-Verlag GmbH., Germany

[edit] Binding

hardback

[edit] Retail Price

46 (GBP)

[edit] Typical Price Online

41.4 (GBP)

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