The revised second edition of this established dictionary contains over 4,300 up-to-date entries covering all aspects of astronomy
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Ian Ridpath is an author and broadcaster on stars and planets for a general audience. He is the editor of, among other titles, Norton's Star Atlas and The Monthly Sky Guide.
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