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The third edition of this classic work contains all the latest advances in this fast-developing field of study. With over 2,800 entries, THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF ASTRONOMY cuts through the maze of technical language to make it the most comprehensive and accessible work of its kind, invaluable to amateur and professional astronomer alike. "A first-class book, which will certainly have a place on my shelf. I can recommend it to all classes of reader without the slightest hesitation" - PatrickMoore "One of the few reference works that every astronomer - amateur or professional - should have to hand" - Nigel Henbest, New Scientist
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Jacqueline Mitton edited the Journal of the British Astronomical Associaton from 1987 to 1993 and has been Public Relations Officer of the Royal Astronomical Society since 1989. She lives in Cambridge.
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