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1 online resource (347 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Authors -- Chapter 1 Spherical Astronomy -- 1.1 Elements of Plane Trigonometry -- 1.2 Some Properties of Plane Triangles -- 1.3 Elements of Spherical Trigonometry -- 1.4 Cartesian and Polar Coordinates -- 1.5 Terrestrial Latitude and Longitude on the Spherical Earth -- 1.6 Elements of Vector Calculus -- Notes -- Exercises -- Chapter 2 First Notions on Astronomical Reference Systems -- 2.1 The Alt-Azimuth System -- 2.2 The Hour Angle and Declination System |
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2.3 The Equatorial System -- 2.4 Telescope Mounts -- 2.5 The Ecliptic System -- 2.6 The Galactic System -- 2.7 Other Systems -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Transformations of Coordinates -- 3.1 Transformations by Matrix Rotation -- 3.2 Transformations by Spherical Trigonometry -- 3.3 Some Examples and Applications -- Exercises -- Chapter 4 First Notions on the Movements of the Earth and the Astronomical Times -- 4.1 The Movements of the Earth -- 4.2 The Sidereal Time ST -- 4.3 The Solar Time T[sub(ʘ)] and the Equation of Time E -- 4.4 The Universal Time UT |
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4.5 The Tropical Year and the Rates of ST and UT -- 4.6 The Year and the Julian Calendar -- 4.7 The Besselian Year or Annus Fictus -- 4.8 The Seasons -- 4.9 The Julian Date -- Notes -- Exercises -- Chapter 5 The Movements of the Fundamental Planes -- 5.1 First Dynamical Considerations -- 5.2 The Precession of the Equinox -- 5.3 The Movements of the Fundamental Planes -- 5.4 First-Order Effects of the Precession on the Stellar Coordinates -- 5.5 The Nutation -- 5.6 Approximate Formulae for General Precession and Nutation -- 5.7 Newcomb's Rotation Formulae for Precession |
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5.8 Precession and Position Angles -- 5.9 Solar System Objects -- Notes -- Exercises -- Chapter 6 Dynamics of Earth's Rotation -- 6.1 Newton's Lunisolar Precession -- 6.2 The Lunisolar Torque -- 6.3 The Precessional Potential -- 6.4 The Earth's Free Rotation -- Notes -- Exercise -- Chapter 7 Aberration of Light -- 7.1 The Solar Aberration -- 7.2 The Annual Aberration -- 7.3 The Lorentz Transformations -- 7.4 Effects of Annual Aberration on the Stellar Coordinates -- 7.5 The Diurnal Aberration -- 7.6 Planetary Aberration and Planetary Perturbations -- 7.7 The Gravitational Deflection of Light |
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Notes -- Chapter 8 The Parallax -- 8.1 The Trigonometric Parallax -- 8.2 The Diurnal Parallax -- 8.3 Solar and Lunar Parallaxes -- 8.4 The Annual Parallax -- 8.5 Secular and Dynamical Parallaxes -- Notes -- Exercises -- Chapter 9 Radial Velocities and Proper Motions -- 9.1 Radial Velocities -- 9.2 Proper Motions -- 9.3 Variation of the Equatorial Coordinates -- 9.4 Interplay between Proper Motions and Precession Constants -- 9.5 Astrometric Radial Velocities -- 9.6 Apex of Stellar Motions and Group Parallaxes -- 9.7 The Peculiar Motion of the Sun and the Local Standard of Rest |
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Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bertini, Ivano
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| ISBN |
9781000223767 |
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1000223760 |
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