LEADER 03464nam 22007572 450 001 9910459250603321 005 20160317160426.0 010 $a0-511-86209-1 010 $a1-139-89554-0 010 $a0-511-85735-7 010 $a1-283-06626-2 010 $a9786613066268 010 $a0-511-86116-8 010 $a0-511-85996-1 010 $a0-511-85822-1 010 $a0-511-86083-8 010 $a0-511-85909-0 035 $a(CKB)2560000000059718 035 $a(EBL)615768 035 $a(OCoLC)707067558 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000878054 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11532575 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000878054 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10814967 035 $a(PQKB)10985178 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000472299 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11311101 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000472299 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10434592 035 $a(PQKB)11729002 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511861161 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC615768 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL615768 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10455510 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL306626 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000059718 100 $a20101103d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPractical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet /$fPeter Duffett-Smith, Jonathan Zwart$b[electronic resource] 205 $aFourth edition. 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xxii, 216 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-108-43607-2 311 $a0-521-14654-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Time; Coordinate systems; The Sun; The planets, comets and binary stars; The Moon and eclipses; Index. 330 $aNow 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/practicalastronomy. 606 $aAstronomy$vProblems, exercises, etc 606 $aCalculators$vProblems, exercises, etc 606 $aElectronic spreadsheets in education 615 0$aAstronomy 615 0$aCalculators 615 0$aElectronic spreadsheets in education. 676 $a520.76 700 $aDuffett-Smith$b Peter$0463384 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459250603321 996 $aPractical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet$92456408 997 $aUNINA