Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ephemerides
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
The Astronomical Almanac for the Year ...
Author: Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac
Author: United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac OfficePublisher: University Science Books
ISBN: 9781891389450
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 786
Book Description
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.
The Nautical Almanac 2005
Author: Great Britain: H.M. Nautical Almanac OfficePublisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780118873291
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
The Almanac provides key astronomical information for every kind of sea-going vessel, from cruise liners to fishing boats. It contains tabulations for the Sun, Moon, planets and stars, for use in the determination of position at sea from sextant observations. It also gives details of: times of sunrise, sunset, twilights, moonrise and moonset for use in the planning of observations; interpolation and altitude correction tables; the phases of the Moon; a pole-star table; diagrams and notes for the identification of stars and planets; information on eclipses of the Sun and Moon; and the standard times of most countries. It is prepared jointly by H.M. Nautical Almanac Office and the US Naval Observatory, to meet the requirements of the Royal Navy and the US Navy.
Astronomical Almanac 2005
Author: Publisher: The Stationery Office
ISBN: 9780118873284
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
This volume provides current and accurate data on the positions of the Sun, Moon and planets, together with data for physical observations, positions of planetary satellites, eclipses of the Sun and Moon and other fundamental astronomical reference data for the calendar year 2005. Most of the data featured in the almanac are tabulated for one-day intervals.
The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2009
Author: Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2006 and Its Companion, the Astronomical Almanac Online
Author: U.S. Defense Dept., Naval Observatory, Nautical Almanac OfficePublisher: Department of the Navy
ISBN: 9780118873338
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
On cover: data for astronomy, space sciences, geodesy, surveying, navigation and other applications
The Astronomical Almanac
Author: Astronomical Papyri from Oxyrhynchus
Author: Alexander JonesPublisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871692337
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Presents 200 hitherto unpub. astronomical texts & horoscopes written in Greek on papyrus, which were excavated a century ago in the rubbish heaps of Oxyrhynchus, a district capital of Roman Egypt. Through these documents we obtain the first coherent picture of the range of astronomical activity, chiefly in the service of astrology, during the Roman Empire. The astronomy of this period turns out to have been much more varied than we previously thought, with Babylonian arithmetical methods of prediction coexisting with tables based on geometrical models of orbits. Editions of the texts are accomp. by facing translations & explanatory & philological commentaries. The intro. provides the first comprehensive treatment of astronomical papyri, explaining their contents & purpose, the underlying astronomical theories, & strategies for analyzing & dating them. Tables & graphs.
The American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac
Author: United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ephemerides
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Observational Astronomy
Author: D. Scott BirneyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316139409
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
The long-awaited second edition of this well-received textbook gives a thorough introduction to observational astronomy. Starting with the basics of positional astronomy and systems of time, it continues with charts and catalogs covering both historically important publications and modern electronic databases. The book builds on a fundamental discussion of the basics of light and the effects of the atmosphere on astronomical observations. Chapters include discussions of optical telescopes, detectors, photometry, variable stars, astrometry, spectroscopy, and solar observations. This edition contains new discussions of measurements with CCDs and appendices give basic statistical methods, useful astronomical software and websites, and sources of accurate time-calibration signals. Observational Astronomy is the perfect textbook for upper level undergraduate or beginning graduate courses on astronomy. Examples based on real astronomical data are placed throughout the text. Each of the well-illustrated chapters is supported by a set of graduated problems and suggestions for further reading.