The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy

John Daintith,William Gould

The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Facts On File Inc
Country
United States
Published
1 June 2006
Pages
550
ISBN
9780816059980

The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy

John Daintith,William Gould

The Facts On File Dictionary of Astronomy, Fifth Edition is a new edition in the
Dictionary Science
series. This volume uses clear descriptions of different celestial bodies, observational techniques and instruments, and scientific and mathematical theories by which other dictionaries in this discipline have been measured. Now in its fifth edition, this book has been thoroughly updated and expanded with more than 3,700 cross-referenced entries - 200 more than the previous edition…that reflect all aspects of astronomy together with associated terms in spectroscopy, photometry, and particle physics. The topics covered include: Avalanche, Dark energy, Early universe, Imaging, Orbital resonance, Rampart crater, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Thermal field theory.

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