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1、TheMathematicsoftheLongitudeWongLeeNahAnacademicexercisepresentedinpartialfulfilmentforthedegreeofBachelorofSciencewithHonoursinMathematics.Supervisor:AssociateProfessorHelmerAslaksenDepartmentofMathematicsNationalUniversityofSingapore2000/2001ContentsAcknowledgements....

2、...............................................................................................iSummary.................................................................................................................iiStatementofAuthor'sContributions......................

3、.................................................ivChapter1Introduction......................................................................................1Chapter2Terrestrial,CelestialandHorizonCoordinateSystems...................32.1TerrestrialCoordinateSystem........

4、............................................32.2TheCelestialSphere...................................................................52.3OtherReferenceMarkersontheCelestialSphere.....................62.4TheCelestialCoordinateSystem.........................................

5、......72.5GeographicalPositionofaCelestialBody.................................82.6HorizonCoordinateSystem.....................................................10Chapter3TimeMeasurement.........................................................................123.1GreenwichM

6、eanTime.............................................................123.2GreenwichApparentTime.......................................................133.3EquationofTime......................................................................133.4LocalMeanTime................

7、.....................................................133.5LocalApparentTime................................................................14Chapter4SphericalTrigonometry..................................................................154.1TheSphericalTriangle...........

8、..................................................154.2SphericalTrigonometry....................