Reference book about astrophysics please

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The discussion centers on finding a reference book that provides proofs and explanations for the equations of time, specifically related to sunrise and sunset times. Participants recommend starting with the Wikipedia page on the Equation of Time and suggest the book "Astrophysics is Easy" by Mike Inglis as a potential resource. However, one user notes that this book does not cover the derivation of basic astrophysical equations, indicating a gap in the available literature on this specific topic.

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  • Familiarity with the Equation of Time
  • Knowledge of sunrise and sunset calculations
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  • Research the derivation of the Equation of Time in astrophysics
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hello,

is there a book that give the proof about how to get the equations of time and the related topics like sun rise time and sun set time and other famous times (sorry i don't know the translation of it in english).
 
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try -astrophysics is easy by mike inglius
 
phyzguy said:
Suggest you go to Wikipedia and start here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation_of_time

the references section of that page contains useful links, i will try some of theme, thank you.

physixlover said:
try -astrophysics is easy by mike inglius

thank you physixlover , i had taken a global overview in that book (google books) and it seems to be not to talk about how to get basic equations of astrophysics like TIME EQUATION and the other notions
 
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