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Record Nr.

UNISA996418180203316

Autore

Garfinkle Robert A

Titolo

Luna Cognita [[electronic resource] ] : A Comprehensive Observer’s Handbook of the Known Moon / / by Robert A. Garfinkle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

1-4939-1664-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (CV, 1680 p. 1309 illus., 444 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

523.3

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

History

Astronomy

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

History of Science

Popular Science in Astronomy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

From the Contents: The Moon in Man’s History and Lore -- The Earth–Moon System -- General Selenographic Information -- Lunar Observing Equipment -- Photographing the Moon -- General Observing Tips, Observing the Moon with the Naked Eye, and Through Binoculars -- Crater-Hopping; Observing the Moon on Days 1 and 2 -- Crater-Hopping; Observing the Moon On Day 3 -- Crater-Hopping; Observing the Moon On Day 4 -- Crater-Hopping; Observing the Moon On Day 5 -- Crater-Hopping; Observing the Moon On Day 6 -- Crater-Hopping; Observing the Moon On Day 7: First Quarter -- Crater-Hopping; Observing the Moon On Day 8.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive, all-in-one handbook takes you on an incomparable journey of our closest celestial neighbor. Not since the golden age of 19th-century lunar guidebooks has one text managed to cover the Moon in such detail as this three-volume set. The handbook begins with a section on the Moon’s place in human history, mythology and lore, before gravitating closer to the Moon itself through scientific sections on the Earth-Moon system, lunar motions and cycles.



Following these are technical chapters on how to purchase, use and care for lunar observing and photography equipment. Techniques for observing the Moon (both with the naked eye and optical instruments) are detailed as the reader approaches the Moon’s surface on this visual tour-de-force. A close-up exploration of the Moon is the result. The “crater-hop” chapters discuss the physical aspects of the Moon’s features, offering brief biographical information on the person for whom the feature is named, as well as how each individual was involved in the development of science and selenography from ancient to modern times. Luna Cognita goes far beyond any recent work in both breadth and depth of coverage on the Moon. Written in an accessible, engaging manner for readers of all backgrounds and levels of expertise, this handbook is thus an invaluable resource for anybody who looks up at the glowing sphere in the night sky and wants to learn more about the “Known Moon.” .

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910482969203321

Titolo

Algorithm Engineering : Selected Results and Surveys / / edited by Lasse Kliemann, Peter Sanders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-49487-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 419 p. 68 illus.)

Collana

Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, , 2512-2029 ; ; 9220

Disciplina

518.1

Soggetti

Algorithms

Application software

Artificial intelligence

Computer networks

Computer science

Computer science—Mathematics

Discrete mathematics

Computer and Information Systems Applications

Artificial Intelligence

Computer Communication Networks

Theory of Computation

Discrete Mathematics in Computer Science



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Engineering a Lightweight and Efficient Local Search SAT Solver -- Route Planning in Transportation Networks -- Theoretical Analysis of the k-Means Algorithm - A Survey -- Recent Advances in Graph Partitioning -- How to Generate Randomized Roundings with Dependencies and How to Derandomize Them -- External-Memory State Space Search -- Algorithm Engineering Aspects of Real-Time Rendering Algorithms -- Algorithm Engineering in Robust Optimization -- Clustering Evolving Networks -- Integrating Sequencing and Scheduling: A Generic Approach with Two Exemplary Industrial Applications -- Engineering a Bipartite Matching Algorithm in the Semi-Streaming Model -- Engineering Art Galleries.

Sommario/riassunto

Algorithm Engineering is a methodology for algorithmic research that combines theory with implementation and experimentation in order to obtain better algorithms with high practical impact. Traditionally, the study of algorithms was dominated by mathematical (worst-case) analysis. In Algorithm Engineering, algorithms are also implemented and experiments conducted in a systematic way, sometimes resembling the experimentation processes known from fields such as biology, chemistry, or physics. This helps in counteracting an otherwise growing gap between theory and practice.