Fundamentals of Astronomy

SPHERICAL ASTRONOMY
Elements of Plane Trigonometry
Some Properties of Plane Triangles
Elements of Spherical Trigonometry Cartesian and Polar Coordinates 
Terrestrial Latitude and Longitude on the Spherical Earth
Elements of Vector Calculus 
Notes
Exercises
ASTRONOMICAL REFERENCE SYSTEMS
The Alt-Azimuth System
The Hour Angle and Declination System 
The Equatorial System
The Ecliptic System
The Galactic System
Notes
TRANSFORMATIONS OF COORDINATES
Transformations by Matrix Rotation 
Transformations by Spherical Trigonometry
Some Examples and Applications 
Exercises
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH AND THE ASTRONOMICAL TIMES
The Movements of the Earth 
The Sidereal Time (ST)
The Solar Time and the Equation of Time
The Universal Time (UT)
The Tropical Year and the Rates of ST and UT 
The Year and the Julian Calendar
The Besselian Year or Annus Fictus 
The Seasons
The Julian Date
Notes 
Exercises 
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PLANES
First Dynamical Considerations
The Precession of the Equinox 
The Movements of the Fundamental Planes 
First-Order Effects of the Precession on the Stellar Coordinates 
The Nutation 
Approximate Formulae for General Precession and Nutation 
Newcomb`s Rotation Formulae for Precession 
Precession and Position Angles 
Notes
Exercises
DYNAMICS OF EARTH`S ROTATION
Newton`s Lunisolar Precession 
The Lunisolar Torque
The Precessional Potential
The Earth`s Free Rotation
Recent Developments 
Notes
Exercises
ABERRATION OF LIGHT
The Solar Aberration
The Annual Aberration 
Lorentz Transformations 
Effects of Annual Aberration on the Stellar Coordinates 
The Diurnal Aberration 
Planetary Aberration
The Gravitational Deflection of Light 
Notes 
THE PARALLAX
The Trigonometric Parallax
The Diurnal Parallax 
Solar and Lunar Parallaxes 
The Annual Parallax 
Secular and Dynamical Parallaxes
Notes
Exercises 
RADIAL VELOCITIES AND PROPER MOTIONS
Radial Velocities 
Proper Motions 
Variation of the Equatorial Coordinates 
Interplay between Proper Motions and Precession Constants
Astrometric Radial Velocities
Apex of Stellar Motions and Group Parallaxes
The Peculiar Motion of the Sun 
Secular and Statistical Parallaxes 
Differential Rotation of the Galaxy and Oort`s Constants
Notes 
Exercises 
THE ASTRONOMICAL TIMES
The Sidereal Time ST 
The Solar Time T 
The Year
The Dynamical Time
The Atomic Time 
Notes
Exercises
THE TERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERE
The Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere 
The Refraction
Effects of Refraction on the Apparent Coordinates 
The Chromatic Refraction of the Atmosphere
Relationships between Refraction Index, Pressure and Temperature 
Scintillation and Seeing
Notes
THE TWO-BODY PROBLEM
The Barycentric Treatment 
The Gravitational Attraction
The Relative Movement
Planetary Masses from Kepler`s Third Law 
Escape Velocity
Some Considerations on Artificial Satellites 
Notes 
Exercises 
ORBITAL ELEMENTS AND EPHEMERIDES
Kepler`s Equation 
Ephemerides from the Orbital Elements 
Planetary Configurations and Titius -Bode Law
Orbital Elements from the Observations 
Application to Visual Binary Stars 
Notes
ELEMENTS OF PERTURBATION THEORIES
Perturbations of the Planetary Movements
Planet Plus Small Moon 
Case Earth-Moon
The Lunar Month and the Librations 
The Case Planet Plus Planet 
The Restricted Circular Three-Body Problem
A Nonspherical Body Plus a Small Nearby Satellite
Other Interesting Cases 
Notes
Exercise
ECLIPSES AND OCCULTATIONS
Moon`s Phases
Conditions for the Occurrence of an Eclipse 
Solar Eclipses
Lunar Eclipses 
Besselian Elements and Magnitude of the Eclipse 
Number and Repetitions of Eclipses
Stellar Occultations
Notes
Exercises 
ELEMENTS OF ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOMETRY
Visual Magnitudes
Extension of the Definition of Magnitude
Extinction by the Earth`s Atmosphere
The Black Body 
Color Indices and Two-Color Diagrams 
Calibration of the Apparent Magnitudes in Physical Units 
Apparent Diameters and Absolute Magnitudes of the Stars
The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram 
Interstellar Absorption
Extension to the Bodies of the Solar System
Radiation Quantities 
Notes 
Exercises 
ELEMENTS OF ASTRONOMICAL SPECTROSCOPY
Spectroscopic Techniques
The Analysis of the Spectral Lines 
Detailed Balance and the Boltzmann Equation 
The Saha Equation
Criteria of Spectral Classification of Stars 
The Harvard and the MK Classification Schemes 
Low Temperature Stars
Peculiarities
Relationship between the MK Classification and Photometric Parameters 
Notes
Bibliography 
Index