Dictionary of minor planet names

Autori

• Lutz D. Schmadel

Parametri

• Dizionari Linguistici e Libri di Testo
• Libri di testo
• Spazio e astronomia

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In addition to its practical value for identification purposes, this collection provides a most interesting historical insight into the work of those astronomers who, over two centuries, revealed their true affinities in a rich and colourful variety of ingenious names - from heavenly goddesses to more prosaic constructions. This third, revised and enlarged edition contains the naming citations for over 95% of the named planets and thus provides a comprehensive data compilation for both astronomers and science historians.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 1997