04082nam 22008535 450 991095331500332120250327160821.09786613768971978128099736512809973629783642297182364229718810.1007/978-3-642-29718-2(CKB)2550000000109124(EBL)972750(OCoLC)801366223(SSID)ssj0000695291(PQKBManifestationID)11474415(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695291(PQKBWorkID)10670785(PQKB)10661427(DE-He213)978-3-642-29718-2(MiAaPQ)EBC972750(PPN)168315181(EXLCZ)99255000000010912420120609d2012 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDictionary of Minor Planet Names /by Lutz D. Schmadel6th ed. 2012.Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer Berlin Heidelberg :Imprint: Springer,2012.1 online resource (1457 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9783642297175 364229717X Includes bibliographical references and index.Volume 1 -- Foreword to the Sixth Edition -- Foreword to the First Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Sixth Edition -- Introduction -- Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances -- Appendices -- References -- Index of Minor Planet Names -- Volume 2 -- Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances -- Appendices -- References -- Index of Minor Planet Names. .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.AstronomyObservationsSolar systemPlanetary scienceEnvironmental sciencesPhysicsAstronomyAstronomy, Observations and TechniquesSpace PhysicsPlanetary ScienceEnvironmental PhysicsAstronomy, Cosmology and Space SciencesAstronomySolar system.Planetary science.Environmental sciences.Physics.Astronomy.Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.Space Physics.Planetary Science.Environmental Physics.Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.523.44/03523.4403Schmadel Lutz1803092International Astronomical Union.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910953315003321Dictionary of Minor Planet Names4349689UNINA