Author : Barry Leonard
Release : 2001-01
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 636/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis Astronomical Phenomena for the Year 2004 by : Barry Leonard
Download or read book Astronomical Phenomena for the Year 2004 written by Barry Leonard. This book was released on 2001-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapters: seasons, moon phases, eclipses & transit of Venus; occultations, perigee & apogee of the moon; geocentric & heliocentric planetary phenomena; visibility of the planets; times of meridian passages & elongations & magnitudes of the planets; diary of configurations of the sun, moon & planets; perihelion passages of comets; chronological cycles & eras; religious & civil holidays; Gregorian calendar & Julian day numbers; mean sidereal time; sun: equation of time & declination; circumpolar stars; international time zones; explanation of rising & setting tables; sunrise & sunset tables; moonrise & moonset tables; & eclipses.