
NAME
Astro::Utils - Provides utility functions for astronomical calculations
SYNOPSIS
use Astro::Utils :ALL;
my $x = 1.234;
my $x = 5.5678;
say Frac $x;
say Modulo $x, $y;
say Modulo $y, $x;
DESCRIPTION
Astro::Utils is a collection of utility functions from several popular astronomy-related books by authors such as Montenbruck, Meeus, and Lawrence.
Exported functions
Frac
sub Frac(\x --> Real) is export(:Frac) {...}
Returns the fractional part of a number (from Ref. 1, p. 8).
Modulo
sub Modulo(\x, \y) is export(:Modulo) {...}
Returns x mod y (from Ref. 1, p. 8).
References
- Astronomy on the Personal Computer, 4th Edition, Oliver Montenbruck and Thomas Pfleger, 2000, Springer-Verlag.
AUTHOR
Tom Browder (tbrowder@cpan.org)
COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
Copyright © 2021 Tom Browder
This library is free software; you may redistribute or modify it under the Artistic License 2.0.