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W.M. Smart: Textbook on Spherical Astronomy (6th Edition)
Published $\text {1976}$
Subject Matter
Contents
- Preface
- Preface to the Sixth Edition
- Chapter I: Spherical Trigonometry
- Chapter II: The Celestial Sphere
- Chapter III: Refraction
- Chapter IV: The Meridian Circle
- Chapter V: Planetary Motions
- Chapter VI: Time
- Chapter VII: Planetary Phenomena and Heliographic Co-ordinates
- Chapter VIII: Aberration
- Chapter IX: Parallax
- Chapter X: Precession and Nutation
- Chapter XI: The Proper Motions of the Stars
- Chapter XII: Astronomical Photography
- Chapter XIII: Determination of Position at Sea
- Chapter XIV: Binary Star Orbits
- Chapter XV: Occultations and Eclipses
- Appendix I. The Method of Dependencies
- Appendix II. Stellar Magnitudes
- Appendix III. The Coelostat
- Appendix A. Astronomical Constants
- Appendix B. Dimensions of the Sun, Moon and Planets
- Appendix C. Mean elements of the planetary orbits for the epoch $1975$ January $0 \cdotp 5$ E.T.
- Appendix D. Elements and dimensions of the Satellites
- Appendix E. Ephemeris and Universal Time
- Index
Source work progress
- 1976: W.M. Smart: Textbook on Spherical Astronomy (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {II}$. The Celestial Sphere: $19$. Declination and hour angle.
- (Chapters consisting of nothing but detailed calculation have not been implemented. Exercises also not done.)