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Author : Jacqueline Mitton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 1316085902
Beautifully-illustrated dictionary; an essential guide to the universe for astronomers of all ages.
Author : Jacqueline Mitton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001-02-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521800455
Held up by the heliopause? Floored by the flatness problem? Intimidated by MACHOs? With the Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary you'll no longer be defeated by such astronomical jargon! These and 3,200 additional words, names, and abbreviations used in amateur and professional astronomy, are clearly and concisely defined. Entries include information from modern and classical astronomy, including: A comprehensive selection of specialist terms All the constellations, planets, and moons of the solar system Comets, stars, asteroids, nebulae, and galaxies Telescopes, observatories, spacecraft, and space missions Published internationally as The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy, it is considered the classic reference work in its field. This edition has been completely revised and includes many new entries. Anyone involved with astronomy, either professionally or as a hobby, will find the Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary a handy and invaluable reference. Jacqueline Mitton's interest in astronomy began when she was a 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 a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a member of the International Astronomical Union, and a Member of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. She is the author or co-author of 16 astronomy books and writes for both children and adults.
Author : C. R. Kitchin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781447101758
A unique dictionary of astronomy specifically written for practical amateur astronomers. In addition to definitions, it provides an invaluable reference source for terms, techniques, instruments, formulas and processes for practising observers, both amateur and professional. A special feature of this dictionary is extended definitions for many topics; they give sufficient information for many of the techniques and items of instrumentation to be used as well as understood. With over 200 illustrations and extensive appendices, this is an essential reference book for every astronomer.
Author : Michael A. Hoskin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : OCLC:1285457327
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:317350926
Author : Ian Ridpath,John Woodruff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521589916
• Over 1000 clear and up-to-date entries, extensively cross-referenced • 50 diagrams and 30 tables • From aberration to zodiacal light, all the frequently used expressions are clearly defined • Brief biographies of over 100 famous astronomers (including Hale, Hawking, Hoyle and Hubble) • Includes major observatories such as Palomar and Kitt Park • A compact dictionary at an introductory level • Invaluable reference for active observers and armchair enthusiasts
Author : John Daintith,William Gould
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 9781438109329
Presents an illustrated dictionary with 3,700 of the most frequently used terms in the field of astronomy.
Author : Robert E. W. Maddison,Valerie Illingworth
Publisher : Hamlyn (UK)
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 0600329968
Author : Ian Ridpath
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780199609055
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 : David Millar (Geophysicist)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 051107414X
The Cambridge Dictionary of Scientists is an invaluable one-stop reference book for anyone wanting a brief and accurate account of the life and work of those who created science from its beginnings to the present day. This alphabetically organized, illustrated biographical dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, covering over 1,500 key scientists (157 more than in the previous edition) from 40 countries. Fields represented include physics, chemistry, biology, geology, astronomy, mathematics, medicine, meteorology and technology, with special attention paid to pioneer women whose achievements and example opened the way to scientific careers for others. As well as recent Nobel Prizewinners, this new edition includes winners of the Fields Medal, the mathematician's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Illustrated with around 150 portraits, diagrams, maps and tables, and with special panel features, this book is a clear and accessible guide to the world's prominent scientific personalities.
Author : Michael Hoskin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1999-03-18
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 0521576008
This is a textbook on the history of astronomy focusing on the topics of prime importance.
Author : Martin Ince
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1579580181
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : C.R. Kitchin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781466511170
Long used in undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, Astrophysical Techniques, Sixth Edition provides a comprehensive account of the instruments, detectors, and techniques employed in astronomy and astrophysics. Emphasizing the underlying unity of all astronomical observations, this popular text provides a coherent state-of-the-art account of the instruments and techniques used in current astronomy and astrophysics. As in earlier editions, the author aims to reduce the trend towards fragmentation of astronomical studies. The underlying unity of all of astronomical observation is emphasized by the layout of the book: the pattern of detection → imaging → ancillary techniques has been adopted so that one stage of an observation is encountered together with the similar stages required for all other information carriers. The book is written in a very accessible manner, and most of the mathematics is accessible to those who have attended a mathematics course in their final years at school. Nevertheless, the treatment of the topics in general is at a sufficiently high level to be of use to those professionals seeking technical information in areas of astronomy with which they might not be completely familiar.
Author : Simon Mitton
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : UOM:49015003026482
Shows second-year students that Greek is very regular in the way it forms words -- if you know the rules.
Author : Daniel Fleisch,Julia Kregenow
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107292550
The study of astronomy offers an unlimited opportunity for us to gain a deeper understanding of our planet, the Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy and the known Universe. Using the plain-language approach that has proven highly popular in Fleisch's other Student's Guides, this book is ideal for non-science majors taking introductory astronomy courses. The authors address topics that students find most troublesome, on subjects ranging from stars and light to gravity and black holes. Dozens of fully worked examples and over 150 exercises and homework problems help readers get to grips with the concepts in each chapter. An accompanying website features a host of supporting materials, including interactive solutions for every exercise and problem in the text and a series of video podcasts in which the authors explain the important concepts of every section of the book.
