Astronomy on the Personal Computer
by Oliver Montenbruck, Thomas Pfleger
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Author: Oliver Montenbruck, Thomas PflegerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-06
ISBN: 3540635211
Number of pages: 312
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
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Book Review: Good C++ book for astromical calc
Summary: 5 Stars
This book does not use c-like/c++ but true c++. It begins with Vec3D class hiding private menbers. I learn many things of objective astronomical calc from this book.
Summary of Astronomy on the Personal Computer
This successful textbook by O. Montenbruck and T. Pfleger provides the reader with practical solutions to a variety of astronomical problems. The book includes both astronomical fundamentals and technical know-how for an implementation of high-quality software. Each chapter is carefully structured according to topic and closes with a listing of a relevant program, thereby facilitating use as a practical handbook. The enclosed diskette contains source texts of all programs for Turbo Pascal on IBM-compatible PCs or Pure Pascal on Atari ST/TT computers. For the new edition these programs have also been made accessible using Windows. Furthermore, an input file for the OCCULT program is now included containing the stars of the Zodiacal Catalogue by Robertson.Astronomy Books
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