Dictionary of Astronomical Names
Author | : Adrian Room |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : 9780710211156 |
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Author | : Adrian Room |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : 9780710211156 |
Author | : Ian Ridpath |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 545 |
Release | : 2012-01-19 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0199609055 |
This dictionary contains over 4,300 entries covering all aspects of astronomy from astrophysics and cosmology to galaxies and time. Major entries include Big Bang theory, relativity and variable stars. Biographical entries on eminent astronomers are also included.
Author | : Paul Kunitzsch |
Publisher | : Sky & Telescope |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Constellations |
ISBN | : 9781931559447 |
Sirius, Algol, Castor and Pollux, Mizar and Alcor: these names are well known to stargazers. But others ? Rasalhague, Vindemiatrix, Zubenelgenubi ? are obscure tongue twisters. Have you ever wondered where all these exotic-sounding star names came from? In this second, revised edition of Short Guide to Modern Star Names and their Derivations, Paul Kunitzsch and Tim Smart track down the origin and meaning of 254 star names. This fascinating work, long out of print, is considered to be the most authoritative English-language treatment of star names in use today.
Author | : Lutz Schmadel |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 998 |
Release | : 2003-08-05 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3540002383 |
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Fifth Edition, is the official reference for the field of the IAU, which serves as the internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies and any surface features on them. The accelerating rate of the discovery of minor planets has not only made a new edition of this established compendium necessary but has also significantly altered its scope: this thoroughly revised edition concentrates on the approximately 10,000 minor planets that carry a name. It provides authoritative information about the basis for all names of minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, this collection provides a most interesting historical insight into the work of those astronomers who over two centuries vested their affinities in a rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to more prosaic constructions. The fifth edition serves as the primary reference, with plans for complementary booklets with newly named bodies to be issued every three years.
Author | : Lutz D. Schmadel |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2015-05-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319176773 |
The quantity of numbered minor planets is now approaching half a million. Together with this Addendum, the sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, which is the IAU's official reference for the field, now covers more than 19,000 named minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names provides authoritative information about the basis for the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to artists, from scientists to Nobel laureates, from historical or political figures to ordinary women and men, from mountains to buildings, as well as a variety of compound terms and curiosities. This Addendum to the 6th edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names adds approximately 2200 entries. It also contains many corrections, revisions and updates to the entries published in earlier editions. This work is an abundant source of information for anyone interested in minor planets and who enjoys reading about the people and things minor planets commemorate.
Author | : John Ellard Gore |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 152 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lutz D. Schmadel |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 1458 |
Release | : 2012-06-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3642297188 |
The quantity of numbered minor planets has now well exceeded a quarter million. The new sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, which is the IAU’s official reference work for the field, now covers more than 17,000 named minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names provides authoritative information on the basis of the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to artists, from scientists to Nobel laureates, from historical or political figures to ordinary women and men, from mountains to buildings, as well as a variety of compound terms and curiosities. This sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names has grown by more than 7,000 entries compared to the fifth edition and by more than 2,000 compared to the fifth edition, including its two addenda published in 2006 and 2009. In addition, there are many corrections, revisions and updates to the entries published in earlier editions. This work is an abundant source of information for anyone interested in minor planets and who enjoys reading about the people and things minor planets commemorate.
Author | : Manṣūr Ḥannā Jurdāq |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles A. Schweighauser |
Publisher | : Inst for Public Affairs |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780962087356 |
Intended for the layperson, this collection of entries made up of articles from Illinois publications includes people's names, astronomy terms and phrases, and names of constellations and planets
Author | : Jacqueline Mitton |
Publisher | : Puffin Books |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780140512267 |
The second edition of this classic reference work has been revised and updated to contain all the recent advances in this fast-developing field of study. Cutting through a maze of technical language, it provides: over 2,800 clear and concise entries with full cross-referencing; coverage of modern and classical astronomy; names of constellations, stars, galaxies, asteroids, comets, and nebulae; terms relating to astrophysics and cosmology; entries on telescopes and observatories; and explanation of abbreviations and acronyms; and information on space missions. Comprehensive and accessible, The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy is the work of its kind for students and professionals.