The Observer's Guide to Planetary Motion Explaining the Cycles of the Night Sky /

To the naked eye, the most evident defining feature of the planets is their motion across the night sky. It was this motion that allowed ancient civilizations to single them out as different from fixed stars. But how does the geometry of the Solar System give rise to the observed motions of the plan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ford, Dominic (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,
Temas:
Astronomy-Observations.
Astronomy.
Mathematical physics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Mathematical Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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