* Astronomy

Title: Determining planetary positions in the sky for ~50 years to an accuracy of 1 degree with a calculator
Authors: Tanmay Singal, Ashok k. Singal

In this paper, we describe a very simple method to calculate the positions of the planets in the sky. The technique used enables us to calculate planetary positions to an accuracy of 1 degree for ~50 years from the starting epoch. Moreover, this involves very simple calculations and can be done using a calculator. All we need are the initial specifications of planetary orbits for some standard epoch and the time periods of their revolutions.

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