The Astronomy Encyclopedia

The Astronomy Encyclopedia covers the full width and breadth of the discipline, and includes the latest and most important advances. There are more than three thousand alphabetically organized articles accompanied by five hundred stunning color and black and white photographs, star maps, and diagrams, The Encyclopedia is aimed at both the researcher and general enthusiast who wants to.

More than one hundred astronomers from leading universities and observatories, each an expert in a specialized area of the field, wrote and reviewed the entries to ensure their accuracy. Sir Patrick Moore, distinguished astronomer and longtime host of the popular BBC television program The Sky at Night, served as the general editor.

• Author
• Patrick Moore, Leif J. Robinson

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 456

• Publisher
• Oxford University Press, USA

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780195218336

• Genres
• astronomy, reference, science

• Release date
• 2002