Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003 - 2005

ISBN-13: 9783540343608 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 343 str.

L. D. Schmadel; Lutz D. Schmadel

Opis

The Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, now in its fifth edition, is the official reference of the International Astronomical Union. This Addendum gathers some 2,000 newly published names from the period 2003-2005, as well as the latest corrections and amendments to earlier editions. In total, the Dictionary now covers some 12,000 named minor planets, providing authoritative information about the basis for the rich and colorful variety of names.

Recenzje

Aus den Rezensionen:

"... Der hier vorliegende ... Band umfasst die Periode 2003 bis 2005. In ihm sind alle in dieser Periode neu mit Namen versehenen Kleinplaneten und deren Entdeckungsumstände registriert. Zusätzlich findet man ... auch Korrekturen und Ergänzungen zu den früheren Bänden ... Zwar bleibt die gewohnte Grundstruktur des Gesamtwerks erhalten, es kommen jedoch ein paar äußerst nützliche Neuerungen hinzu. Auf den gewohnt umfangreichen Anhang muss ... niemand verzichten. Die Tabellen werden ... aktualisiert ... Das neue Konzept des Schmadelschen 'Dictionary' erscheint dem Rezensenten stimmig. ..."

(Gerhard Klare, in: Sterne und Weltraum, April 2007, S. 97 f.)

O autorze

The Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, now in its fifth edition, is the official reference for the field of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). This Addendum contains all newly published names from the period 2003-2005 - some 2,000 - as well as the latest corrections and amendments to earlier editions. In total the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names now covers some 12,000 named minor planets, moons and asteroids. It provides authoritative information about the basis for the rich and colorful variety of names as well their meanings, from heavenly goddesses, to more prosaic constructions.

Blurb

The 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 made this Addendum to this established compendium necessary. It covers all newly published names from the period 2003-2005 as well as corrections and amendments to earlier editions.