Preface; 1. Basic formulae; 2. The celestial sphere; 3. The reference frame; 4. Geocentric coordinates; 5. Direct measurements of right ascension and declination; 6. Two-body orbital motion; 7. Planetary and satellite orbits; 8. Heliocentric and barycentric coordinates; 9. Precession and nutation; 10. Time; 11. Proper motion and radical velocity; 12. Mean and apparent coordinates; 13. Astrographic plate measurements; 14. Stellar distances and movements; 15. Elements of radio astronomy; 16. Radio astronomy; 17. Planetary phenomena and surface coordinates; 18. Eclipses and occultations; 19. Binary stars; Appendices; References; Index.
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