Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2013 and Its Companion, the Astronomical Almanac Online

Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2013 and Its Companion, the Astronomical Almanac Online
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2012-03-16
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780707741284

NOTEl NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE- Significantly reduced list price Prepared jointly with Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. Designed in consultation with other astronomers of many countries. Provides current, accurate astronomical data for use in the making and reduction of observations and for general purposes. The Astronomical Almanac Online extends the printed version by providing data best presented in machine-readable form. Online data are provided for several years. Contains data for astronomy, space sciences, geodesy, surveying, navigation, and other applications. Related print products: Updated volume: Year 2016 -- Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2016 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-054-00242-1... Almanacs & Navigation Guides resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/transportation-navigation/almanacs-nav... Light Lists product collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/transportation-navigation/almanacs-nav... U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Navigational Charts collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/transportation-navigation/almanacs-nav... Navigation by Water resources collection is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/transportation-navigation/almanacs-nav... Other products produced by the U.S. Navy, Naval Observatory (USNO) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/927

Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2015 and Its Companion, The Astronomical Almanac Online

Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2015 and Its Companion, The Astronomical Almanac Online
Author: Government Publications Office
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2014-03-21
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780707741499

Prepared jointly with Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. Designed in consultation with other astronomers of many countries. Provides current, accurate astronomical data for use in the making and reduction of observations and for general purposes. The Astronomical Almanac Online extends the printed version by providing data best presented in machine-readable form. Online data are provided for several years. Contains data for astronomy, space sciences, geodesy, surveying, navigation, and other applications. Also used for navigation by air and water.

Observational Astronomy

Observational Astronomy
Author: Edmund C. Sutton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2011-10-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139504924

Astronomy is fundamentally an observational science and as such it is important for astronomers and astrophysicists to understand how their data are collected and analyzed. This book is a comprehensive review of current observational techniques and instruments. Featuring instruments such as Spitzer, Herschel, Fermi, ALMA, Super-Kamiokande, SNO, IceCube, the Auger Observatory, LIGO and LISA, the book discusses the capabilities and limitations of different types of instruments. It explores the sources and types of noise and provides statistical tools necessary for interpreting observational data. Due to the increasingly important role of statistical analysis, the techniques of Bayesian analysis are discussed, along with sampling techniques and model comparison. With topics ranging from fundamental subjects such as optics, photometry and spectroscopy, to neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves, this book is essential for graduate students in astronomy and physics. Electronic and colour versions of selected figures are available online at www. cambridge.org/9781107010468.

Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2018

Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2018
Author: Defense Dept., Navy, Nautical Almanac Office
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 618
Release: 2017-03-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780707741772

The Astronomical Almanac is a joint publication of the U.S. Nautical Almanac Office, United States Naval Observatory (USNO) in the United States, Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office (HMNAO), and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO). This annual publication contains precise ephemerides of the Sun, Moon, planets, and satellites; data for eclipses and other astronomical phenomena for a given year; and serves as a worldwide standard for such information. Related products: The Astronomical Almanacs & Phenomena collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/transportation-navigation/almanacs-navigation-guides/astronomical-almanacs-phenomena The Almanacs & Navigation Guides collection is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/transportation-navigation/almanacs-navigation-guides Other products produced by the United States Navy, Naval Observatory (USNO) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/927

The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2011 and Its Companion The Astronomical Almanac Online

The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 2011 and Its Companion The Astronomical Almanac Online
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2010-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780707741031

The Astronomical Almanac For the Year 2010 provides astronomical data, mainly in tabular form, for use in navigation, surveying, scientific research, litigation, accident reconstruction, and many other activities. Issued annually, the almanacs contain data for one year. It is prepared jointly by the U.S. Naval Observatory and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.

Britannica Book of the Year 2009

Britannica Book of the Year 2009
Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Total Pages: 882
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 159339232X

The Britannica Book of the Year 2009 provides a valuable veiwpoint of the people and events that shaped the year and serves as a great reference source for the latest news on the ever changing populations, governments, and economies throughout the world. It is an accurate and comprehensive reference that you will reach for again and again.

Methods and Technologies for Measuring the Earth’s Gravity Field Parameters

Methods and Technologies for Measuring the Earth’s Gravity Field Parameters
Author: V. G. Peshekhonov
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2022-11-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3031111583

This book offers extensive information on the operation of gravimeters, including airborne, marine and terrestrial ones, and on the associated data processing methods such as optimal and adaptive filtering, smoothing, structural and parametric identification. Further, it describes specific features relating to the study of the gravitational field in remote areas of the Earth, with the necessary modifications of equipment and software for all-latitude applications. Findings from gravity studies in such remote areas are also presented. Advanced methods for studying the gravitational field, including those for simultaneous determination of gravity anomalies and deflection of the vertical are described and analyzed in detail. Gravity gradiometers and cold atom gravimeters are also covered. Last but not least, the book deals with the development of Earth’s gravity field models and their various applications, including map-aided navigation, with a special attention to model accuracy estimation. Gathering research findings and best practice recommendations relating to Earth’s gravity field measurements, collected by a team of researchers and professionals, the book offers a unique guide for engineers, scientists and graduate students dealing with terrestrial, marine and airborne gravimetry. It will also help other specialists involved in developing and using navigation systems in practice, including designers of gravimetric equipment and navigators.

Fast Solar Sailing

Fast Solar Sailing
Author: Giovanni Vulpetti
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2012-08-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9400747772

The range of solar sailing is very vast; it is a fully in-space means of propulsion that should allow us to accomplish various mission classes that are literally impossible using rocket propulsion, no matter if nuclear or electric. Fast and very fast solar sailings are special classes of sailcraft missions, initially developed only in the first half of the 1990s and still evolving, especially after the latest advances in nanotechnology. This book describes how to plan, compute and optimize the trajectories of sailcraft with speeds considerably higher than 100 km/s; such sailcraft would be able to explore the outer heliosphere, the near interstellar medium and the solar gravitational lens (550-800 astronomical units) in times significantly shorter than the span of an average career (~ 35 years), just to cite a few examples. The scientific interest in this type of exploration is huge.