Dictionary of Minor Planet Names [E-Book] / by Lutz D. Schmadel.
According to a long-standing astronomical tradition, the naming of minor planets in the solar system is the privilege of the discoverers. Contrary to most other kinds of celestial objects which receive complex alpha-numerical designations, the names of minor planets often say more about the discover...
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Personal Name(s): | Schmadel, Lutz D., author |
Imprint: |
Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer,
1992
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Physical Description: |
IX, 687 p. online resource. |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9783662028049 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-662-02804-9 |
Subject (LOC): |
- Catalogue of Minor Planet Names and Discovery Circumstances
- Appendices
- 1. Discoverers in Alphabetical Order
- 2. Discoverers Ranking List
- 3. Corporate Discoveries
- 4. Discovery Places in Alphabetical Order
- 5. Discovery Places Ranking List
- 6. Categories of Minor Planet Names
- 7. Names Classification by Countries
- 8. Nobel Laureates
- 9. IAU Officers
- 10. Special Type Numbered Minor Planets
- 11. Minor Planet Names with Unknown Meaning
- References
- Index of Minor Planet Names.