Author : Adrian Room
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : 0710211155
Dictionary of Astronomical Names
Adrian Room
Dictionary Of Astronomical Names
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A Dictionary of Modern Star Names
Paul Kunitzsch,Tim Smart
Author : Paul Kunitzsch,Tim Smart
Publisher : Sky & Telescope
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Constellations
ISBN : 1931559449
A Dictionary of Modern Star Names by Paul Kunitzsch,Tim Smart Pdf
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.
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
Lutz D. Schmadel
Author : Lutz D. Schmadel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662028049
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names by Lutz D. Schmadel Pdf
According to a long-standing astronomical tradition, the naming of minor planets in the solar system is the privilege of the discoverers. Contrary to most other kinds of celestial objects which receive complex alpha-numerical designations, the names of minor planets often say more about the discoverers than about the object in question. There is a rich and colourful variety of ingenious names, from those of heavenly goddesses in the nineteenth century, to the more prosaic and sometimes very specific names of observatories, towns and mountains, computers and persons, given by present-day discoverers. Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union, under whose auspices the naming of minor planets falls, has long been concerned with the need to establish a complete catalogue of these names, as well as of the interpretation of their meanings. For this purpose, a Study Group on the Origin of Minor Planet Names was set up at the time of the IAU General Assembly in Baltimore in August 1988. The Working Group immediately started to collect information about these matters from all available sources, including some earlier, incomplete compilations made in the U.S. and in Europe, and also by personal interaction with living discoverers of minor planets.
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
Lutz Schmadel
Author : Lutz Schmadel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 998 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540002383
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names by Lutz Schmadel Pdf
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.
A Dictionary of Astronomy
Ian Ridpath
Author : Ian Ridpath
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780199609055
A Dictionary of Astronomy by Ian Ridpath Pdf
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.
Astronomical Dictionary
Manṣūr Ḥannā Jurdāq
Author : Manṣūr Ḥannā Jurdāq
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : LCCN:54033815
Astronomical Dictionary by Manṣūr Ḥannā Jurdāq Pdf
Dictionary of Astronomical Names
Adrian Room
Author : Adrian Room
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015015932133
Dictionary of Astronomical Names by Adrian Room Pdf
An etymological survey of astronomical names, including the better known stars, the constellations, the planets, and their satellites, and features on celestial bodies, such as craters on the moon. The author is a linquist, not an astronomer, and the book is for the generalist. No pronunciation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
An Astronomical Glossary, Or Dictionary of Terms Used in Astronomy
John Ellard Gore
Author : John Ellard Gore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : UCAL:$B250645
An Astronomical Glossary, Or Dictionary of Terms Used in Astronomy by John Ellard Gore Pdf
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
Lutz D. Schmadel
Author : Lutz D. Schmadel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642019641
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names by Lutz D. Schmadel Pdf
The history and rapid development of minor planet dis In addition to citing the bibliographic source of the nam coveries constitute a fascinating story and one with a ing, we also provide the source of numbering. A spe rather breathtaking evolution. By October 2005, the cial concordance list will enable the evaluation of the total of numbered planets exceeded the remarkable cor respective publication dates. The complete work is, nerstone of 100,000 objects and only three years later of course, a thoroughly revised and considerably en in November 2008 we are even faced with minor planet larged data collection and every e?ort has been made ( ) 200000 . This dramatic evolution must be compared to check and correct each single piece of information ( ) with the huge time span of two centuries 1801–2000 again. For even more detailed information on the dis that was necessary to detect and to re?ne the orbits of covery circumstances of numbered but unnamed plan only the ?rst 20,000 minor planets. Nowadays, we need ets, the reader is referred to the extensive data ?les even less than 13 months for the same quantity! At the compiled by the Minor Planet Center. end of 2005, we had achieved a total of 12,804 named ( According to a resolution of IAU Division III 2000, minor planets a fraction of less than 11 per cent of ) Manchester IAU General Assembly DMPN attained all numbered minor planets.
Useful Star Names
Thomas Wm Hamilton,Thomas William Hamilton
Author : Thomas Wm Hamilton,Thomas William Hamilton
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781618972736
Useful Star Names by Thomas Wm Hamilton,Thomas William Hamilton Pdf
The following review appears in The Planetarian, the journal of the International Planetarium Society, December 2011, Vol. 40, No. 4, pages 62-63, written by the book review editor, April Whitt, of the Fernbank Planetarium in Atlanta, GA:Useful Star Names; With Nebulas and other Celestial FeaturesThomas Wm. Hamilton, Strategic Book Group, Durham, Connecticut, 2011, ISBN 978-1-61204-614-3“I wanted to let you know about this volume with the descriptive title in time for stocking your gift shops and book stores for the new year. It is, indeed, full of useful star names. And not just the usual Greek letters or catalog numbers, either.The author introduces the work as derived from “my experience of many years in the planetarium field.” Each of us has pointed out stars and constellations on the dome, in the night sky, or on a star map. We have all told stories of gods and heroes. Some of us have struggled with unfamiliar pronunciations, wondered where a particular story came from, or related the difference between Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali. A few have even won “constellation shoot-out” contests with that.The book is divided into four sections. An alphabetical listing of the 88 constellations and the meanings of their names is first. Second is a list of stars, nebulae and galaxies by constellation, with the accepted scientific designations for the named ones. This is the really useful section: a concise source for catalog listing, spectral class, distance in lightyears, R.A. and Dec., and apparent magnitude.Many of the Chinese names were new to me, and a delight to add to the night sky knowledge (although I will need help with pronunciation).An alphabetical listing of all names, the original language of each, and English translation and pronunciation is third. The last section lists entries from various catalogs cross listed to constellations.Recommend this book to your local astronomy club. Share it with a telescope user-beginner. Purchase a copy for your planetarium library. It really is full of useful star names, and other good information.”
The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy
Jacqueline Mitton
Author : Jacqueline Mitton
Publisher : Puffin Books
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : 0140512268
The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy by Jacqueline Mitton Pdf
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.
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
Lutz D. Schmadel
Author : Lutz D. Schmadel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-07-25
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSC:32106018852167
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names by Lutz D. Schmadel Pdf
The Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, now in its fifth edition, is the official reference of the International Astronomical Union. This Addendum gathers some 2,000 newly published names from the period 2003-2005, as well as the latest corrections and amendments to earlier editions. In total, the Dictionary now covers some 12,000 named minor planets, providing authoritative information about the basis for the rich and colorful variety of names.
Astronomy from A to Z
Charles A. Schweighauser
Author : Charles A. Schweighauser
Publisher : Inst for Public Affairs
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Science
ISBN : 0962087351
Astronomy from A to Z by Charles A. Schweighauser Pdf
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
Star Names
Richard Hinckley Allen
Author : Richard Hinckley Allen
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1963-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486210790
Star Names by Richard Hinckley Allen Pdf
Ancient observations and folklore provide the basis for an exploration of astronomical nomenclature
Short Guide to Modern Star Names and Their Derivations
Paul Kunitzsch,Tim Smart
Author : Paul Kunitzsch,Tim Smart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Nature
ISBN : UCAL:B4520541