Calendrical Calculations: The Ultimate Edition

ISBN-13: 9781107057623 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 660 str.

Edward M. Reingold; Nachum Dershowitz

Opis

These algorithmic tools for programmers, astronomers, and calendar enthusiasts include more than forty calendars and astronomical functions.

Recenzje

'It retains all the features that made the first edition … such a wonderful resource, while adding much new material … If you are at all interested in time and calendars, this book must find a place on your desk.' Victor J. Katz, Mathematical Reviews

Spis treści

1. Calendar basics; Part I. Arithmetical Calendars: 2. The Gregorian calendar; 3. The Julian calendar; 4. The Coptic and Ethiopic calendars; 5. The ISO calendar; 6. The Icelandic calendar; 7. The Islamic calendar; 8. The Hebrew calendar; 9. The Ecclesiastical calendars; 10. The old Hindu calendars; 11. The Mayan calendars; 12. The Balinese Pawukon calendar; 13. Generic Cyclical calendars; Part II. Astronomical Calendars: 14. Time and astronomy; 15. The Persian calendar; 16. The Bahá'í calendar; 17. The French Revolutionary calendar; 18. Astronomical Lunar calendars; 19. The Chinese calendar; 20. The modern Hindu calendars; 21. The Tibetan calendar; Part III. Appendices: A. Function, parameter, and constant types; B. Cross references; C. Sample data; D. Lisp implementation.