Astronomy on the personal computer

Oliver Montenbruck, Thomas Pfleger9780387577005, 0387577009, 3540577009

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.