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Like the highly acclaimed Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels discusses a wide range of celestial configurations, cycles, and curiosities almost impossible to find by paging through almanacs or scrolling through time with a computer's planetarium program. Some of these new subjects have been suggested by readers and friends, while others were inspired by actual and sometimes ficticious astronomical events, such as the so-called brightest Full Moon of December 1999, the recovering of asteroid Albert in May 2000, the long-duration lunar eclipse of July 2000, or the perehelic oppositions of Mars in August 2003. Altogether 75 different subjects are covered under six categories: The Moon. Eclipses and Occultations. Planetary Motions. Planetary Phenomena. On the Celestial Sphere. Varia.
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