Jean meeus born 12 december 1928 is a belgian meteorologist and amateur astronomer specializing in celestial mechanics, spherical astronomy, and. By extension, meeus then refers to the user to other works of even greater accuracy for the calculation of the position of the sun. The title of this book is astronomical algorithms and it was written by jean meeus. When he brought out his astronomical formulae for calculators in 1979, it was practically the only book of its genre. Jean meeus concise volume collects most of the algorithms and computational techniques an observer might wantcovering coordinate transformations, the apparent place of a star, the positions of solar system bodies, eclipse predictions, and much more. The 10 digit isbn is 0943396611 and the digit isbn is 97809433966. This book focuses on classical mathematical astronomy, although a few. Astronomical algorithms, second edition by jean meeus direct from. Astronomical tables of the sun, moon, and planets by meeus, jean and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Astronomical formulae for calculators 1988, 4th ed enlarged and revised, willmannbell inc. Jean meeus born 12 december 1928 is a belgian meteorologist and amateur astronomer. The smallest circle containing three celestial bodies, for example.
Astronomical algorithms guide books acm digital library. If you want to be able to discover the positions of the moons of jupiter for a specific date, the book tells you how. The book is welldone and is valuable extension to the astronomical almanac, and explanatory supplement. Jean meeus books list of books by author jean meeus. For that information i recommend the equally affordable textbook on spherical astronomy. It was published by willmannbell and has a total of 477 pages in the book. Astronomical algorithms by jean meeus 19981208 jean meeus on.
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