meeus47b.frink

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// This program reads coefficients for moon position from meeus47b.txt.
// It is used to find moon longitude and distance.

sumB = "   sumB = ("

for line = lines["file:meeus47b.txt"]
{
   [D, M, MP, F, b] = split[%r/\t/, line]

   M = eval[M]

   coeffB = ""
   arg = fmt[D, "D"]

   arg = arg + fmt[M, "M"]
   arg = arg + fmt[MP, "MP"]
   arg = arg + fmt[F, "F"]

   if (M != 0)
   {
      if (abs[M] == 1)
      {
        if (b != "0")
           coeffB = "$b E"
      } else
         if (abs[M] == 2)
         {
           if (b != "0")
              coeffB = "$b E^2"
         }
   } else
         {
            if (b != "0")
               coeffB = b
         }

   if (coeffB != "")
      sumB = sumB + " + ($coeffB) sin[$arg]";
}

sumB = sumB + ")"

println[sumB]

fmt[x, char] := 
{
   x = eval[x]

   if (x == 1)
      return " + $char"

   if (x == -1)
      return " - $char"

   if x > 0
      return " + $x $char"

   if x < 0
      return " -" + (-x) + " $char"

   return ""
}


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This is a program written in the programming language Frink.
For more information, view the Frink Documentation or see More Sample Frink Programs.

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