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Description of  Astronomy on the Personal Computer/Book and Disk

Book Description This long-awaited new edition of Montenbruck and Pfleger's successful book now includes new chapters on perturbation calculations and on the calculation of physical ephemerides of the major planets and the Sun. The diskette which accompanies the book has also been completely revised. The book provides the reader with numerous programs and instructions for time and date calculation and for treating the two-body problem. Each chapter is carefully structured according to topic and closes with a listing of a relevant program, thereby facilitating use as a practical handbook. Necessary astronomical and numerical fundamentals are also included in the text. Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: German --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Details * Hardcover: 312 pages * Publisher: Springer; 2nd Bk&Dsk edition (December 1994) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0387577009 * ISBN-13: 978-0387577005