Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Willmann-Bell, Inc. (1998), Edition: 2nd, 477 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member rvens
A book that can be regarded as the reference book on the mathematics of astronomy: calculate everything from planetary orbits, lunar events, even calendrical stuff like the date of Easter. I used this book (and its predecessor) intensively to implement a planetarium software application with which
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
477 p.
ISBN
0943396611 / 9780943396613
Other editions
Astronomical Algorithms (Second Edition) by Jean Meeus (Hardcover)
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