Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-36828-3 (ISBN)
Dr. Lutz D. Schmadel, astronomer and computer of orbits and ephemerides of minor planets at Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Heidelberg, has discovered more than 230 minor planets and has done great service to the community by preparing the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (now in its 6th edition) on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). As member of the IAU he is affiliated to several divisions and commissions including Division III Commission 20 (Positions & Motions of Minor Planets, Comets & Satellites), Commission 5 (Documentation & Astronomical Data), Commission 41 (History of Astronomy), as well as the Committee on Small Bodies Nomenclature (CSBN)".
Foreword.- Preface.- Introduction.- Catalogue of Minor Planet Names.- and Discovery Circumstances.- Appendices.- References.- Index of Minor Planet Names.
Erscheinungsdatum | 04.11.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | XI, 396 p. 4 illus. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
Schlagworte | Asteroid Names Explained • Asteroid Orbits • Astronomical biographical data • Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology • Centaur • Environmental science, engineering and technology • Geophysics • Geophysics and Environmental Physics • IAU naming conventions • Kuiper Belt Objects • Minor Planet Names • Names Celebrities Asteroids • Names Gods Asteroids • Names People Asteroids • Names Scientists Asteroids • Physics • Physics and Astronomy • planetology • Popular astronomy and space • Popular Science in Astronomy • Solar system: the Sun and planets • Theoretical and mathematical astronomy • Trojan |
ISBN-10 | 3-319-36828-1 / 3319368281 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-36828-3 / 9783319368283 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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