Cambridge Dictionary of Astronomy

Held up by the heliopause? Floored by the flatness problem? Intimidated by MACHOs? With the Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary you''ll no longer be defeated by such astronomical jargon! These and 3200 additional words names and abbreviations used in amateur and professional astronomy are clearly and concisely defined. Entries include information from modern and classical astronomy including: A comprehensive selection of specialist terms All the constellations planets and moons of the solar system Comets stars asteroids nebulae and galaxies Telescopes observatories spacecraft and space missions . Published internationally as The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy it is considered the classic reference work in its field. This edition has been completely revised and includes many new entries. Anyone involved with astronomy either professionally or as a hobby will find the Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary a handy and invaluable reference. Jacqueline Mitton''s interest in astronomy began when she was a child and she had her first telescope as a teenager. She graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in physics then obtained her PhD in astronomy at the University of Cambridge. In 1989 she became the Press Officer of the Royal Astronomical Society. She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society a member of the International Astronomical Union and a Member of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. She is the author or co-author of 16 astronomy books and writes for both children and adults.