Dictionary of Minor Planet Names CD-ROM
by L.D. (Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg, Germany) Schmadel
CD-ROM
Description
Until recently, minor planet name citations were scattered in the astronomical literature and the origin of many names remained obscure.
The IAU Commission 20 in 1988 established a study group to elucidate the meanings of asteroid names: later on the author continued collecting and indexing all new relevant data.
This dictionary is the culmination of more than a decade's work.
In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the collection provides an interesting historical insight into the work of those astronomers who over two centuries vested their affinities in a rich and colourful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to more prosaic constructions.
This is a CD-ROM version of the fourth revised and enlarged edition
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- Format:CD-ROM
- Pages:bibliography
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:29/09/1999
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- ISBN:9783540148142
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Item not Available
- Format:CD-ROM
- Pages:bibliography
- Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- Publication Date:29/09/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9783540148142