Longman Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy and Astronautics

Longman Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy and Astronautics

Author: ian ridpath

Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman Limited

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780582893818

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Contents: How to Use the Dictionary; Astronomy (21 chapters, 11 with subheadings); Astronautics (5 chapters, 2 with subheadings); General Words in Astronomy. 8 Appendixes. Index. Color illustrations throughout. Includes all the basic principles involved, and the definitions cover all aspects of celestial objects and the technology of space.


A Dictionary of the Space Age

A Dictionary of the Space Age

Author: Paul Dickson

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2009-04-14

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 0801891159

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"The launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 ushered in an exciting era of scientific and technological advancement. As television news anchors, radio hosts, and journalists reported the happenings of the American and the Soviet space programs to millions of captivated citizens, words that belonged to the worlds of science, aviation, and science fiction suddenly became part of the colloquial language. What's more, NASA used a litany of acronyms in much of its official correspondence in an effort to transmit as much information in as little time as possible. To translate this peculiar vocabulary, Paul Dickson has compiled the curious lingo and mystifying acronyms of NASA in an accessible dictionary of the names, words, and phrases of the Space Age." "This dictionary captures a broader foundation for the language of the Space Age based on the historical principles employed by the Oxford English Dictionary and Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Word histories for major terms are detailed in a conversational tone, and technical terms are deciphered for the interested student and lay reader. This is a must-own reference for space history buffs." --Book Jacket.


Test Your Cultural Literacy IQ

Test Your Cultural Literacy IQ

Author: Diane Zahler

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2003-07

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 074347578X

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A practical handbook for students and trivia buffs utilizes a host of multiple-choice questions to test readers' knowledge of American and world history, geography, science, art and architecture, music, literature, myth and religion, quotations, current events, and other topics. Reprint.


Universe Guide to Stars and Planets

Universe Guide to Stars and Planets

Author: Ian Ridpath

Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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Contains northern and southern hemisphere sky charts, monthly sky charts, and text explaining the history of each of the 88 constellations. Also includes information on the planets.


Guide to Reference Materials for Canadian Libraries

Guide to Reference Materials for Canadian Libraries

Author: Kirsti Nilsen

Publisher: Published for the Faculty of Library and Information Science by University of of Toronto

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 620

ISBN-13:

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**** About itself the 8th edition notes: "Primarily intended as an instructional guide for library personnel and researchers who work with reference materials, the Guide surveys the basic and most familiar or typical resources for general reference work, and for work with the disciplines of the humanities, social sciences, and pure and applied sciences." The 7th edition, titled Guide to basic reference materials . . . , is recommended by ARBA, v.16, but is missed by BCL3 and Sheehy. A solid work marred by the flimsy paper binding--a shockingly bad production decision: a bibliography gets repeated use. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR