The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy : Edited by Valerie Illingworth, John O.E. Clark - Hardcover

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ISBN 10: 0816042837 ISBN 13: 9780816042838

Publisher: Facts On File Inc, 2000

THE FACTS ON FILE DICTIONARY OF ASTRONOMY, fourth edition contains approximately 3,700 entries that cover a broad spectrum of disciplines within the fascinating field of astronomy. Revised and expanded by more than 200 new terms, the volume reflects advances in astronomy, particularly in spectroscopy, photometry, and particle physics. New entries include: **Atacama Large Millimeter Array; **Big Ear Radio Telescope; **Jicmarca Radio Observatory; **magnetars; **SKA; and **zodiac constellations. More than 100 line drawings and 10 detailed tables illustrate many complex concepts and theories, and extensive cross-references guarantee that no user will waste time searching for the right definition.

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Reviewed with The Facts On File Dictionary of Earth Science.

Further volumes in the publisher's series of single-volume, ready-reference science dictionaries. Dictionary of Astronomy defines more than 3,700 terms (200 more than the previous edition), while more than 3,000 terms are defined in Dictionary of Earth Science. REVWR
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