Thomson D.B. Introduction To Geodetic Astronomy

University of New Brunswick, 1981. — 198 p.These notes have been written for undergraduate students in Surveying Engineering at the University of New Brunswick. The overall objective is the development of a set of practical models for the determination of astronomic azimuth, latitude and longitude that utilize observations made to celestial objects. It should be noted here that the emphasis in these notes is placed on the socalled second-order geodetic astronomy. This fact is reflected in the treatment of some of the subject matter. To facilitate the development of models, several major topics are covered, namely celestial coordinate systems and their relationships with terrestrial coordinate systems, variations in the celestial coordinates of a celestial body, time systems, timekeeping, and time dissemination.
Finally, the reader should be aware of the fact that much of the information contained herein has been extracted from three primary references, namely Mueller [1969], Robbins [1976], and Krakiwsky and Wells [1971]. These, and several other's, are referenced extensively throughout these notes.