| Description |
xiii, 431 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. Spherical trigonometry -- 2. The celestial sphere -- 3. Refraction -- 4. The meridian circle -- 5. Planetary motions -- 6. Time -- 7. Planetary phenomena and heliographic co-ordinates -- 8. Aberration -- 9. Parallax -- 10. Precession and nutation -- 11. The proper motions of the stars -- 12. Astronomical photography -- 13. Determination of position at sea -- 14. Binary star orbits -- 15. Occulations and eclipses -- Appendix 1. The method of dependences -- Appendix 2. Stellar magnitudes -- Appendix 3. The coelostat -- Appendix A. Astronomical constants -- Appendix B. Dimensions of the sun, moon and planets -- Appendix C. Mean elements of the planetary orbits for the epoch 1975 January 0.5 E.T. -- Appendix D. Elements and dimensions of the satellites -- Appendix E. Ephemeris and universal time |
| Analysis |
Spherical astronomy |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Astrometry.
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Spherical astronomy.
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| Author |
Green, Robin M. (Robin Michael), 1937-
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| LC no. |
76050643 |
| ISBN |
0521215161 |
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0521291801 (paperback) |
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