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Author Duffett-Smith, Peter.

Title Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet / Peter Duffett-Smith, Jonathan Zwart.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, [2011]
©2011

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Edition 4th ed.
Description 1 online resource (xxii, 216 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Summary "Now in its fourth edition, this highly regarded book is ideal for those who wish to solve a variety of practical and recreational problems in astronomy using a scientific calculator or spreadsheet. Updated and extended, this new edition shows you how to use spreadsheets to predict, with greater accuracy, solar and lunar eclipses, the positions of the planets, and the times of sunrise and sunset. Suitable for worldwide use, this handbook covers orbits, transformations and general celestial phenomena, and is essential for anyone wanting to make astronomical calculations for themselves. With clear, easy-to-follow instructions for use with a pocket calculator, shown alongside worked examples, it can be enjoyed by anyone interested in astronomy, and will be a useful tool for software writers and students studying introductory astronomy. High-precision spreadsheet methods for greater accuracy are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521146548"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index.
Contents A word about spreadsheets -- what are they?; Time; Coordinate systems; The Sun; The planets, comets and binary stars; The Moon and eclipses; Glossary of terms; Symbols and abbreviations; Bibliography; A useful website.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Astronomy -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Astronomy.
Genre/Form Problems and exercises.
Subject Calculators -- Problems, exercises, etc.
Calculators.
Electronic spreadsheets in education.
Electronic spreadsheets in education.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Problems and exercises.
Added Author Zwart, Jonathan.
Duffett-Smith, Peter. Practical astronomy with your calculator.
Other Form: Print version: Duffett-Smith, Peter. Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet. 4th ed. Cambridge, UK ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, ©2011 9780521146548 (DLC) 2010041671 (OCoLC)670374857
ISBN 9780511860836 (electronic book)
0511860838 (electronic book)
9780511861161 (electronic book)
0511861168 (electronic book)
9780511859090
0511859090
9780521146548
0521146542
Standard No. 9786613066268