McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy

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		McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy
		McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy

基本信息·出版社：McGraw-Hill Professional
·页码：272 页
·出版日期：2003年01月
·ISBN：0071410473
·条形码：9780071410472
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Mcgraw Hill Dictionary of Astronomy

内容简介 Derived from the world-renowned "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition", this vital reference offers a wealth of essential information in a portable, convenient, quick-find format. Whether you're a professional, a student, a writer, or a general reader with an interest in science, there is no better or more authoritative way to stay up-to-speed with the current language of astronomy or gain an understanding of its key ideas and concepts. Written in clear, simple language understandable to the general reader, yet in-depth enough for scientists, educators, and advanced students, the "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy, Second Edition": has been extensively revised, with 3600 entries that fully define the language of astronomy; includes hundreds of synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations; and, provides pronunciations for all terms.It covers such topics as planets, stars, constellations, galaxies, comets, asteroids, nebulae, and astrophysics, as well as aerospace engineering. It also includes appendices containing listings of planets, satellites, asteroids, meteor showers, constellations, stars, galaxies, telescopes, and more. It is based on the "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms" - for more than a quarter-of-a-century the standard international reference. Carefully reviewed for clarity, completeness, and accuracy, the "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy, Second Edition" offers a standard of excellence unmatched by any similar publication.
作者简介 Compiled by The Editorial Staff of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (New York City), one of the most skilled, experienced, and innovative teams in the field of scientific publishing.
媒体推荐 First published in 1997...this revised edition offers approximately 2,800 entries in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and aerospace engineering as it relates to space exploration. It has the standard features of any reputable dictionary: succinct and clear definitions, pronunciations, cross-references, and so on. The expected subfields of astronomy are all covered, including the constellations, the solar system, planetary moons, asteroids, galaxies, interstellar nebulae, comets, and so on. It has a number of tables of data in the appendixes, including scientific units and conversion factors, eclipses, planets and their satellites, large telescopes, and more. ...The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy is perhaps most appropriate for academic and large public libraries as well as the personal collections of college students and faculty. American Reference Books Annual 20040317 Excerpts of review by T.R. Faust, Burlington College McGraw-Hill derives these inexpensive subject-specific dictionaries from its Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, covering 110,000 terms. Libraries could not go wrong purchasing this recognized standard reference--either the parent or its offspring. Choosing which to purchase will probably present the greater challenge. Students may be more likely to favor these more focused titles, whereas librarians may be more enthralled with the larger, more encompassing mother work. ...The offspring reproduce the definitions of terms exactly as they appear in the mother work, with pronunciation but without illustrations. The appropriate appendixes are retained in the smaller volumes, but biographical entries are dropped. McGraw-Hill tends to include more appendixes [than competition], such as geological time scales and electronic symbols...libraries will be well served by the McGraw-Hill titles. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Choice 20031001

Succinct?clear definitions, pronunciations, cross-references?subfields of astronomy?all covered, including the constellations? number of tables?including scientific units?conversion factors?eclipses?planets and their satellites?and more. -- American Reference Books Annual, March 2004

could not go wrong purchasing this recognized standard reference?focused?Highly recommended. -- Choice, Oct. 2003
编辑推荐 Review
First published in 1997...this revised edition offers approximately 2,800 entries in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and aerospace engineering as it relates to space exploration. It has the standard features of any reputable dictionary: succinct and clear definitions, pronunciations, cross-references, and so on. The expected subfields of astronomy are all covered, including the constellations, the solar system, planetary moons, asteroids, galaxies, interstellar nebulae, comets, and so on. It has a number of tables of data in the appendixes, including scientific units and conversion factors, eclipses, planets and their satellites, large telescopes, and more. ...The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy is perhaps most appropriate for academic and large public libraries as well as the personal collections of college students and faculty. American Reference Books Annual 20040317 Excerpts of review by T.R. Faust, Burlington College McGraw-Hill derives these inexpensive subject-specific dictionaries from its Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, covering 110,000 terms. Libraries could not go wrong purchasing this recognized standard reference--either the parent or its offspring. Choosing which to purchase will probably present the greater challenge. Students may be more likely to favor these more focused titles, whereas librarians may be more enthralled with the larger, more encompassing mother work. ...The offspring reproduce the definitions of terms exactly as they appear in the mother work, with pronunciation but without illustrations. The appropriate appendixes are retained in the smaller volumes, but biographical entries are dropped. McGraw-Hill tends to include more appendixes [than competition], such as geological time scales and electronic symbols...libraries will be well served by the McGraw-Hill titles. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Choice 20031001

Succinct…clear definitions, pronunciations, cross-references…subfields of astronomy…all covered, including the constellations… number of tables…including scientific units…conversion factors…eclipses…planets and their satellites…and more. -- American Reference Books Annual, March 2004

could not go wrong purchasing this recognized standard reference…focused…Highly recommended. -- Choice, Oct. 2003

Review
First published in 1997...this revised edition offers approximately 2,800 entries in the fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and aerospace engineering as it relates to space exploration. It has the standard features of any reputable dictionary: succinct and clear definitions, pronunciations, cross-references, and so on. The expected subfields of astronomy are all covered, including the constellations, the solar system, planetary moons, asteroids, galaxies, interstellar nebulae, comets, and so on. It has a number of tables of data in the appendixes, including scientific units and conversion factors, eclipses, planets and their satellites, large telescopes, and more.

...The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Astronomy is perhaps most appropriate for academic and large public libraries as well as the personal collections of college students and faculty. (American Reference Books Annual )

Excerpts of review by T.R. Faust, Burlington College

McGraw-Hill derives these inexpensive subject-specific dictionaries from its Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, covering 110,000 terms. Libraries could not go wrong purchasing this recognized standard reference--either the parent or its offspring. Choosing which to purchase will probably present the greater challenge. Students may be more likely to favor these more focused titles, whereas librarians may be more enthralled with the larger, more encompassing mother work. ...The offspring reproduce the definitions of terms exactly as they appear in the mother work, with pronunciation but without illustrations. The appropriate appendixes are retained in the smaller volumes, but biographical entries are dropped.

McGraw-Hill tends to include more appendixes [than competition], such as geological time scales and electronic symbols...libraries will be well served by the McGraw-Hill titles. Summing Up: Highly recommended. (Choice )

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