9781891389856-1891389858-Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac

Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac

ISBN-13: 9781891389856
ISBN-10: 1891389858
Edition: 3
Author: Sean E. Urban, P. Kenneth Seidelmann
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: University Science Books
Format: Hardcover 676 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781891389856
ISBN-10: 1891389858
Edition: 3
Author: Sean E. Urban, P. Kenneth Seidelmann
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: University Science Books
Format: Hardcover 676 pages

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Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac (ISBN-13: 9781891389856 and ISBN-10: 1891389858), written by authors Sean E. Urban, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, was published by University Science Books in 2012. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other Almanacs & Yearbooks (Astronomy, Astronomy & Space Science, Astrophysics, Physics) books. You can easily purchase or rent Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Almanacs & Yearbooks books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $20.03.

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The Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac offers explanatory material, supplemental information and detailed descriptions of the computational models and algorithms used to produce The Astronomical Almanac, which is an annual publication prepared jointly by the US Naval Observatory and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office in the UK. Like The Astronomical Almanac, The Explanatory Supplement provides detailed coverage of modern positional astronomy. Chapters are devoted to the celestial and terrestrial reference frames, orbital ephemerides, precession, nutation, Earth rotation, and coordinate transformations. These topics have undergone substantial revisions since the last edition was published. Astronomical positions are intertwined with timescales and relativity in The Astronomical Almanac, so related chapters are provided in The Explanatory Supplement. The Astronomical Almanac also includes information on lunar and solar eclipses, physical ephemerides of solar system bodies, and calendars, so The Explanatory Supplement expounds upon each of these topics as well. The book is written at a technical, but non-expert level. As such, it provides an important reference for a full range of users including astronomers, engineers, navigators, surveyors, space scientists, and educators.

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