Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (eBook)
XII, 1452 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-29718-2 (ISBN)
The quantity of numbered minor planets has now well exceeded a quarter million. The new sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, which is the IAU's official reference work for the field, now covers more than 17,000 named minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names provides authoritative information on the basis of the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to artists, from scientists to Nobel laureates, from historical or political figures to ordinary women and men, from mountains to buildings, as well as a variety of compound terms and curiosities.
This sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names has grown by more than 7,000 entries compared to the fifth edition and by more than 2,000 compared to the fifth edition, including its two addenda published in 2006 and 2009. In addition, there are many corrections, revisions and updates to the entries published in earlier editions. This work is an abundant source of information for anyone interested in minor planets and who enjoys reading about the people and things minor planets commemorate.
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 Commision 20 of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). As member of the IAU he is affiliated to several divisions and commisions 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)'.
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 Commision 20 of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). As member of the IAU he is affiliated to several divisions and commisions 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)".
Volume 1.- Foreword to the Sixth Edition.- Foreword to the First Edition.- Preface to the First Edition.- Preface to the Sixth Edition.- Introduction.- Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances.- Appendices.- References.- Index of Minor Planet Names.- Volume 2.- Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances.- Appendices.- References.- Index of Minor Planet Names.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.6.2012 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XII, 1452 p. 5 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Berlin |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | Asteroid names • Astronomical biographical data • Dwarf planets names • IAU naming conventions • Kuiper belt objects names • Minor Planet Names • Minor planets names explained • Names celebrities minor planets • Names gods minor planets • Names people minor planets • Names scientists minor planets • Trans-Neptunian objects names |
| ISBN-10 | 3-642-29718-8 / 3642297188 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-642-29718-2 / 9783642297182 |
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