TY - BOOK ID - 74908098 TI - Cambridge illustrated dictionary of astronomy PY - 2007 SN - 9780521823647 0521823641 9780511481529 9780511371271 0511371276 0511370806 9780511370809 9780511370298 0511370296 1281155934 9781281155931 1316085902 9786611155933 0511481527 0511369794 0511369255 9781316085905 6611155937 9780511369797 9780511369254 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Astronomy KW - Astronomie KW - Dictionaries KW - Pictorial works KW - Dictionnaires anglais KW - Ouvrages illustreĢs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:74908098 AB - This lavishly illustrated new dictionary written by an experienced writer and consultant on astronomy provides an essential guide to the universe for amateur astronomers of all ages. Around 1300 carefully selected and cross-referenced entries are complemented by hundreds of beautiful colour illustrations, taken from space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and other major observatories on Earth and in space. Distinguished stellar illustrator Wil Tirion has drawn 20 new star maps especially for inclusion here. A myriad of named astronomical objects, constellations, observatories and space missions are described in detail, as well as biographical sketches for 70 of the most luminous individuals in the history of astronomy and space science. Acronyms and specialist terms are clearly explained, making for the most thorough and carefully assembled reference resource that teachers and enthusiasts of astronomy will ever need. ER -