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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.
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Astronomy on the Personal Computer provides the reader with a thorough introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, which is of particular significance to astronomical observations. Covering everything from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs, this book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, minor planets and comets, solar eclipses, stellar occultations by the Moon, phases of the Moon and much more. This completely revised edition makes use of the widely implemented programming language C++, and individual applications may be efficiently realized through the use of a powerful module library. The accompanying CD-ROM contains, in addition to the complete, fully documented and commented source codes, the executable programs for use with the Windows 98/2000/XP and LINUX operating systems.
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Format:Hardcover
The pascal language routines were written in 1993 using the DOS command line.
However these routines can be easily adapted for pascal based Windows applications such as Delphi.
An excellent book overall and many thanks are due to Storm Dunlop for translating it from the German.
The book includes a comprehensive review of the coordinate systems and how they translate from one to the other.
Other chapters include computation of rising and setting times, cometary orbits, perturbations, planetary and moon orbits, eclipses and occultations, and astrometry.
However these routines can be easily adapted for pascal based Windows applications such as Delphi.
An excellent book overall and many thanks are due to Storm Dunlop for translating it from the German.
The book includes a comprehensive review of the coordinate systems and how they translate from one to the other.
Other chapters include computation of rising and setting times, cometary orbits, perturbations, planetary and moon orbits, eclipses and occultations, and astrometry.
Format:Hardcover
I found this book to be extremely useful. Inevitably there is a good deal of mathematics involved, and I had to brush up on my 3D geometry and vector and matrix maths to understand the example programs. The program examples (included in the CD that comes with the book) are written in C++, so it's worth having some familiarity with this language when using this book.
Given those prerequisites the book is well written and offers a clear explanation of how to solve most of the common problems in astronomy, including the prediction of occultations and eclipses.
If you're serious about writing astronomy programs on the PC, or for that matter on embedded controllers, this book is a "must buy".
Given those prerequisites the book is well written and offers a clear explanation of how to solve most of the common problems in astronomy, including the prediction of occultations and eclipses.
If you're serious about writing astronomy programs on the PC, or for that matter on embedded controllers, this book is a "must buy".
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Exceptional value for money
12 Jan 2002
Format:Hardcover
What I appreciate about this book is that details of many aspects of astronomical computations are clearly explained together with extensively documented full C++ source code and references for further information. As a bonus, extensive star catalogues are supplied, for use with, for example, astrometry.
C++ is *not* my language of choice, but the authors seem to have done a masterful job of using C++ features well, while avoiding obfuscation. Initially at least, I am translating things as I go into Mathematica, as a check that I am understanding what I am reading.
All in all, for getting under the hood, I think Montenbruck and Pfleger provide exceptional value for money.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Astronomy (Pascal Style)
21 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was a little disappointed with the book's programming code in Pascal. I was hoping at least it was in a more modern language such as C++ or Java, however, the algorithms work well on the generic Pascal compiler. There are too many programs for the average person just to type in, so I suggest getting the book with the media included. Mine came with a 3 1/2" floppy disk (can you tell this was from the 90's). Most machines don't even have floppy disks any more. I had to put this in my older laptop with my floppy to transfer the programs to my jump drive.
Overall, I like the book, and I suppose for a few more dollars I can get these programs in the "modern languages". Thank you for reading this review.
Overall, I like the book, and I suppose for a few more dollars I can get these programs in the "modern languages". Thank you for reading this review.
5 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Good C++ book for astromical calc
21 Sep 2003
Format:Hardcover
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.
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