LEADER 00000cam a2200769Ka 4500 001 ocn712621720 003 OCoLC 005 20190405013610.2 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 110414s2011 enka ob 001 0 eng d 010 2010041671 019 718420025|a829974742|a1055396350|a1066521210|a1081290046 020 9780511860836|q(electronic book) 020 0511860838|q(electronic book) 020 9780511861161|q(electronic book) 020 0511861168|q(electronic book) 020 9780511859090 020 0511859090 020 |z9780521146548 020 |z0521146542 024 8 9786613066268 035 (OCoLC)712621720|z(OCoLC)718420025|z(OCoLC)829974742 |z(OCoLC)1055396350|z(OCoLC)1066521210|z(OCoLC)1081290046 037 306626|bMIL 040 N$T|beng|epn|cN$T|dCDX|dOCLCQ|dCAMBR|dOCLCF|dOCLCO|dAU@ |dOCL|dOCLCQ|dUAB|dOCLCQ|dVT2|dOCLCQ|dWYU 049 RIDW 050 4 QB62.5|b.D83 2011eb 072 7 SCI|x004000|2bisacsh 082 04 520.76|222 084 SCI004000|2bisacsh 090 QB62.5|b.D83 2011eb 100 1 Duffett-Smith, Peter.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n79013167 245 10 Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet / |cPeter Duffett-Smith, Jonathan Zwart. 250 4th ed. 264 1 Cambridge, UK ;|aNew York, N.Y. :|bCambridge University Press,|c[2011] 264 4 |c©2011 300 1 online resource (xxii, 216 pages) :|billustrations 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-209) and index. 505 0 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. 520 "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" --|cProvided by publisher. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 Astronomy|vProblems, exercises, etc.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2009116125 650 0 Calculators|vProblems, exercises, etc.|0https://id.loc.gov /authorities/subjects/sh2008100021 650 0 Electronic spreadsheets in education.|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2007005433 650 7 Astronomy.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/819673 650 7 Calculators.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/844105 650 7 Electronic spreadsheets in education.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/1743345 655 0 Electronic book. 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 Problems and exercises.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/1423783 655 7 Problems and exercises.|2lcgft|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/genreForms/gf2014026154 700 1 Zwart, Jonathan.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ n2010064273 700 1 Duffett-Smith, Peter.|tPractical astronomy with your calculator. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aDuffett-Smith, Peter.|tPractical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet.|b4th ed. |dCambridge, UK ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, ©2011|z9780521146548|w(DLC) 2010041671 |w(OCoLC)670374857 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=347890|zOnline eBook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this eBook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20190507|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW 4-5-19 7552 |lridw 994 92|bRID