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Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, CD-ROM Book

Dictionary of Minor Planet Names CD-ROM

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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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