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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 fourth, revised and enlarged edition includes a CD-ROM.
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'...an essential reference work for anyone interested in asteroids.' -- The Observatory, Vol. 120, Issue 1159, 2000
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Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Fifth Edition, is the official reference for the field of the IAU, which serves as the internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies and any surface features on them. The accelerating rate of the discovery of minor planets has not only made a new edition of this established compendium necessary but has also significantly altered its scope: this thoroughly revised edition concentrates on the approximately 10,000 minor planets that carry a name. It provides authoritative information about the basis for all names of minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, this collection provides a most interesting historical insight into the work of those astronomers who over two centuries vested their affinities in a rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to more prosaic constructions. The fifth edition serves as the primary reference, with plans for complementary booklets with newly named bodies to be issued every three years.
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Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. With a CD-Rom of the Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances.
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Berlin - Heidelberg - etc., Springer,, 1999
ISBN 10: 3540662928
ISBN 13: 9783540662921
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Gr.-8°, Original-Pappband. Fourth Revised and Enlarged Edition. xiii, 1319 Seiten, beiliegend CD in ungeöffnetem Original-Kuvert. Komplett mit CD. Nebst Einleitung umfasst der Katalog die Planeten von (1) Ceres (entdeckt 1801) bis (10666) 4171 T-3 und den "vorlorenen" Planeten Hermes, sowie mehrere Register/Indizes. Einband etwas berieben und kantenbestossen. Fremde Widmung am fliegenden Vorsatz, dieser auch etwas angeschmutzt. An der Stehkante block etwas wellig (Wasser-Schaden?). Insgesamt sauberes, solides Exemplar. IS: 3540662928 ****An unsere Kunden in Deutschland: Versand nach Deutschland einmal in der Woche ab Freilassing mit der Deutschen Post.*** - Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2100. Seller Inventory # 110507