Dictionary of Minor Planet NamesSpringer Science & Business Media, 10.06.2012 - 1452 Seiten The quantity of numbered minor planets has now well exceeded a quarter million. The new sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, which is the IAU’s official reference work for the field, now covers more than 17,000 named minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names provides authoritative information on the basis of the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to artists, from scientists to Nobel laureates, from historical or political figures to ordinary women and men, from mountains to buildings, as well as a variety of compound terms and curiosities. This sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names has grown by more than 7,000 entries compared to the fifth edition and by more than 2,000 compared to the fifth edition, including its two addenda published in 2006 and 2009. In addition, there are many corrections, revisions and updates to the entries published in earlier editions. This work is an abundant source of information for anyone interested in minor planets and who enjoys reading about the people and things minor planets commemorate. |
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... planets) that moved across the sky. The ancient Egyptians painted star charts on sarcophagi and on tomb ceilings ... minor-planet nomenclature. When the first minor planets were discovered in the first half of the 19th century, each ...
... minor planets in the solar system is the privilege of the discoverers. Contrary to most other kinds of celestial objects which receive complex alphanumerical designations, the names of minor planets often say more about the discoverers ...
... minor planets. It was the first night of the 19th century when Giuseppe Piazzi established a new era in the exploration of the Solar System. His discovery proved the existence of a body between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter which had ...
... minor planets within the last two decades. At the 1988 Baltimore IAU General Assembly the foundation of a Study Group on the Origin of Minor Planet Names was decided. As result of common work we were able to present a 1st edition of ...
... minor planet astronomy during the last decade. These sentences, characterized by a tone of disbelief and astonishment about the explosive dynamism of this field, hold more today than ever: “In a period when discoveries flourish, more ...
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Appendix 1 Discoverers in Alphabetical Order | 1309 |
Appendix 2 Discoverers Ranking List | 1318 |
Appendix 3 Surveys Corporate Discoveries | 1320 |
Appendix 4 Discovery Places in Alphabetical Order | 1321 |
Appendix 5 Discovery Places Ranking List | 1327 |
Categories of Minor Planet Names | 1330 |
Appendix 8 Nobel Laureates | 1331 |
Appendix 9 IAU Officers | 1334 |
Appendix 10 Special Type Numbered Minor Planets | 1335 |
Appendix 11 Minor Planet Names with Unknown Meaning | 1339 |
Appendix 12 Synonymous Minor Planet Names | 1342 |
References | 1347 |
Index of Minor Planet Names | 1350 |