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Explanatory supplement to the Astronomical almanac.
- Title
- Explanatory supplement to the Astronomical almanac.
- Publication
- Mill Valley, Calif. : University Science Books, [2013], ©2013.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | QB8.U6 E95 2013 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxxiv, 676 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Uniform Title
- Astronomical almanac for the year. Supplement.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to Positional Astronomy -- 2.Relativity for Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Metrology -- 3.Time -- 4.The Fundamental Celestial Reference System -- 5.Terrestrial Coordinates and the Rotation of the Earth -- 6.Precession, Nutation, Polar Motion, and Earth Rotation -- 7.Positions -- 8.Orbital Ephemerides of the Sun, Moon, and Planets -- 9.Planetary Satellites and Rings -- 10.Physical Ephemerides of Solar System Bodies -- 11.Eclipses of the Sun and Moon -- 12.Astronomical Phenomena -- 13.Stars and Stellar Systems -- 14.Computational Techniques -- 15.Calendars.
- ISBN
- 9781891389856 (alk. paper)
- 1891389858 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2012012745
- 99953788229
- OCLC
- ocn787507823
- 787507823
- SCSB-5688634
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries