Spherical Astronomy

PrefaceThe Astronomy of PositionChapter 1 The Celestial Sphere and the Nature of the Reference Systems of AstronomyChapter 2 Celestial Coordinate Systems The Local Horizon Coordinate System The Coordinate Systems on the Rotating Celestial Sphere Relative Coordinates Coordinate Systems in SpaceChapter 3 The Geometric Aspects of the Celestial Sphere in Relation to Geographic Position Geographic Coordinate Systems Geocentric Coordinates The Aspects of the Circles of the Sphere Representation of the Positions of Celestial BodiesChapter 4 Parallax Geocentric Parallax Annual ParallaxChapter 5 Astronomical Refraction Approximate Refraction Theories of Astronomical Refraction Refraction Corrections to Astronomical ObservationsChapter 6 Aberration The Aberration of Light Stellar Aberration Planetary AberrationChapter 7 The Apparent Diurnal Motions The Rotation of the Celestial Sphere The Apparent Diurnal PathChapter 8 The Dynamical Basis of the Astronomical Coordinate Systems The Secular Motion of the Ecliptic The Motion of the Earth Relative to Its Center of Mass The Astronomical VerticalChapter 9 The Variations of the Local Reference System The Local Horizon Coordinate System Variations of Geographical CoordinatesChapter 10 Determinations of Position in the Local Reference System The Reduction of Observations in the Horizon Coordinate System The Geographic Reference SystemChapter 11 Precession and Nutation The General Precessional Motions NutationChapter 12 Variations of Ecliptic and Equatorial Coordinates from Precession and NutationChapter 13 Ephemerides The Variations in the Aspects of the Celestial Sphere from Precession and Nutation The Reductions for Precession and Nutation in the Calculation and Observation of Apparent PositionsChapter 14 The Measurement of TimeChapter 15 Systems of Time Measurement Based on the Rotation of the Earth Sidereal Time Determination of Sidereal Time by Observation Mean Solar Time The Equation of TimeChapter 16 Ephemeris Time The Reduction of Mean Solar Time to a Uniform Measure of Time Ephemeris TimeChapter 17 The Construction of Observational Star Catalogs Determination of Fundamental Positions by Meridian Observations Differential Star CatalogsChapter 18 Fundamental Star Systems The Construction of a Fundamental System The Principal Fundamental SystemsChapter 19 The Inertial Reference System The Reference System of Observation The Reference System of the Planetary Theory The Determination of an Inertial System The System of Astronomical ConstantsChapter 20 Historical Development of the Terminology of Spherical AstronomyIndex