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Cambridge Dictionary of Astronomy

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Cambridge Dictionary of Astronomy

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Author: Jacqueline Mitton

Date Published: January 2001
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521804806

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Held up by the heliopause? Floored by the flatness problem? Intimidated by MACHOs? With this dictionary there is no need to be defeated by such astronomical jargon. These terms, along with almost 3,200 more words, names and abbreviations encountered in amateur and professional astronomy, are explained clearly and concisely in a style that is authoritative but accessible. In addition to a comprehensive selection of specialist terms, entries include all the constellations, all the planets and moons of the solar system, many individual comets, stars and asteroids, observatories and spacecraft. There are 57 line diagrams and 7 tables of additional information at the back. Anyone involved with astronomy, either professionally or as a leisure interest, will find this dictionary a handy and invaluable reference book.
- Over 3000 entries from amateur and professional astronomy
- Covers classical astronomy to modern astrophysics
- Clear authoritative entries, with a wealth of detail
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Product details
- Date Published: January 2001
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521804806
- length: 468 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 26 mm
- weight: 0.68kg
- contains: 57 b/w illus. 7 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
The dictionary
Further reading
Tables.
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Jacqueline Mitton
Jacqueline Mitton's interest in astronomy began when she was a small child and she had her first telescope as a teenager. She graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in physics, then obtained her PhD in astronomy at the University of Cambridge. In 1989 she became the Press Officer of the Royal Astronomical Society. She is the author or co-author of 16 astronomy books published since 1978, and writes for both children and adults. Her recent books include The Scholastic Encyclopedia of Space (with Simon Mitton, 1999), Pluto and Charon (with Alan Stern, Wiley, 1997 & 1999) and Zoo in the Sky (National Geographic, 1998).

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