Overview
- Published under the auspices of the IAU as official reference on named minor planets
- Adds more than 2000 names to fifth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
- Authoritative information about basis for the names of minor planets
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This Addendum to the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, fifth edition, which is the official reference for the field of the IAU, contains all newly published names from the period 2003-2005 as well as corrections and amendments to earlier editions. In total the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names now covers some 12000 named minor planets. It provides authoritative information about the basis for the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to more prosaic constructions.
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Book Title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names
Book Subtitle: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003 - 2005
Authors: Lutz D. Schmadel
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-34360-8Published: 25 July 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 343
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Geophysics/Geodesy