A Dictionary of Astronomy

A Dictionary of Astronomy
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.