Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet (Record no. 57473)

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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780521146548 (pbk.)
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International Standard Book Number 9780511858222 (electronic bk.)
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Classification number QB62.5
Item number .D83 2011
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 520.76
Edition number 22
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Duffett-Smith, Peter.
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Title Practical astronomy with your calculator or spreadsheet
Medium [electronic resource] /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Peter Duffett-Smith, Jonathan Zwart.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxii, 216 p. :
Other physical details ill.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Rev. ed. of: Practical astronomy with your calculator / Peter Duffett-Smith. 3rd ed. 1988.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Machine generated contents note: Time; Coordinate systems; The Sun; The planets, comets and binary stars; The Moon and eclipses; Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Now 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/9780521146548"--
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Type of reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Astronomy
Form subdivision Problems, exercises, etc.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Calculators
Form subdivision Problems, exercises, etc.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Electronic spreadsheets in education.
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Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Zwart, Jonathan.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Duffett-Smith, Peter.
Title of a work Practical astronomy with your calculator.
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