The Explanatory Supplement provides a detailed description of how to perform practical astronomy or spherical astronomy. This completely revised and rewritten edition is an authoritative source on astronomical phenomena and calendars. Although this paperback edition carries a 2006 copyright date, it is the same material published in 1992 hardcover edition.
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Its information is useful, thought out, consistent and reliable. It was ordered in a similar fashion to the Almanac, which made cross-referencing easy. Its comments, although somewhat brief in places, are very helpful, and its citation of sources, very helpful. All in all, I was thoroughly impressed with it, and its soft-cover a good choice, since the binding has yet to be a problem. (I bought this in 2007).
I am very happy with it, and constantly refer to it. It is a standard reference piece in any astronomer's library.
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The Astronomical Almanac gives data on the positions and, where appropriate, orientations of the Sun, Moon, planets, satellites, and stars as they may be seen from the surface of the Earth during the course of a year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Naval Observatory, New York, United States, General Assembly, International Astronomical Union, Government Printing Office, Stationery Office, Nautical Almanac Office, Ohio State University, Cambridge University Press, Very Long Baseline Interferometry, Annual Rep, Planning Meeting, Academic Press, International Atomic Time, Nine-Inch Transit Circle, Van Flandern, Global Positioning System, Lunar Laser Ranging, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, New Haven, The Air Almanac, Apparent Places of Fundamental Stars New!
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The Astronomical Almanac gives data on the positions and, where appropriate, orientations of the Sun, Moon, planets, satellites, and stars as they may be seen from the surface of the Earth during the course of a year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Naval Observatory, New York, United States, General Assembly, International Astronomical Union, Government Printing Office, Stationery Office, Nautical Almanac Office, Ohio State University, Cambridge University Press, Very Long Baseline Interferometry, Annual Rep, Planning Meeting, Academic Press, International Atomic Time, Nine-Inch Transit Circle, Van Flandern, Global Positioning System, Lunar Laser Ranging, Royal Greenwich Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, New Haven, The Air Almanac, Apparent Places of Fundamental Stars New!
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