Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy and Astronautics
Author | : Ahmed S. Al-Khatib |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 1987-12-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781853410772 |
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Author | : Ahmed S. Al-Khatib |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 375 |
Release | : 1987-12-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781853410772 |
Author | : ian ridpath |
Publisher | : Addison-Wesley Longman Limited |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780582893818 |
Contents: How to Use the Dictionary; Astronomy (21 chapters, 11 with subheadings); Astronautics (5 chapters, 2 with subheadings); General Words in Astronomy. 8 Appendixes. Index. Color illustrations throughout. Includes all the basic principles involved, and the definitions cover all aspects of celestial objects and the technology of space.
Author | : Armand Spitz |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 2023-01-03 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 150408263X |
This authoritative reference volume features more than 2,200 terms and concepts covering a wide array of topics in astronomy and astronautics. This in-depth overview of important terms and concepts in the fields of astronomy and astronautics is designed to be an authoritative and easy-to-use reference book. With thousands of entries arranged alphabetically, it provides ready answers for students of space science as well as the curious reader. From “Aberration of Light” and “Abnormal Stars” to “Zodiacal Light” and “Zone Time”, this comprehensive volume provides a wealth of fascinating information.
Author | : Jacqueline Mitton |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2007-12-20 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780521823647 |
This lavishly illustrated new dictionary written by an experienced writer and consultant on astronomy provides an essential guide to the universe for amateur astronomers of all ages. Around 1300 carefully selected and cross-referenced entries are complemented by hundreds of beautiful colour illustrations, taken from space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and other major observatories on Earth and in space. Distinguished stellar illustrator Wil Tirion has drawn 20 new star maps especially for inclusion here. A myriad of named astronomical objects, constellations, observatories and space missions are described in detail, as well as biographical sketches for 70 of the most luminous individuals in the history of astronomy and space science. Acronyms and specialist terms are clearly explained, making for the most thorough and carefully assembled reference resource that teachers and enthusiasts of astronomy will ever need.
Author | : Michael Pollard |
Publisher | : Macmillan General Reference |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1992-10-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780136817437 |
Defines words and terms relating to space, including the planets, spacecraft, space missions, constellations, and theories related to space.
Author | : John Daintith |
Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 561 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Astronomy |
ISBN | : 1438109326 |
Presents an illustrated dictionary with 3,700 of the most frequently used terms in the field 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.