Cambridge University Press
Cambridge Dictionary of Astronomy
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- Jacqueline Mitton
- Cambridge University Press
- Paperback
- 9780521804806
- 9 X 6 X 1.04 inches
- 1.5 pounds
- Science > Reference
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
Published internationally as The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy, it is considered the classic reference work in its field. This edition has been completely revised and includes many new entries. Anyone involved with astronomy, either professionally or as a hobby, will find the Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary a handy and invaluable reference. Jacqueline Mitton's interest in astronomy began when she was a child and she had her first telescope as a teenager. She graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in physics, then obtained her PhD in astronomy at the University of Cambridge. In 1989 she became the Press Officer of the Royal Astronomical Society. She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a member of the International Astronomical Union, and a Member of the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. She is the author or co-author of 16 astronomy books and writes for both children and adults.
Author Bio
Jacqueline Mitton has published over thirty books on astronomy and is a past editor of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association. In 1990 the International Astronomical Union named Asteroid 4027 “Mitton” in recognition of her and Simon Mitton.
Her books Marshall Children's Guide to Astronomy was short-listed for Rhone-Poulenc Junior Book prize and Kingdom of the Sun won the1999 English Association Illustrated Children's Book Award, 2001.
Source: Princeton University Press
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