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Description for Starbriefs
Hardback. With over 140,000 separate dictionary-style entries, this title presents a comprehensive collection of abbreviations, acronyms, contractions, and symbols within astronomy, related space sciences and other related fields. It covers topics that include: aeronautics, aeronomy, astronautics, atmospheric sciences, chemistry, and communications. Num Pages: 813 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1936.
This compilation probably looks like one of the craziest things a human being could spend his or her time on. Yet nobody would wonder at someone taking a short walk every day - after twenty five years that person would have covered a surprisingly long distance. This is exactly the story behind this list, which appeared first as a few pages within the directory StarGuides (or whatever name it had at that time) and as a distinct sister publication since 1990. The idea behind this dictionary is to offer astronomers and related space scientists practical assistance in decoding the numerous ... Read more
This compilation probably looks like one of the craziest things a human being could spend his or her time on. Yet nobody would wonder at someone taking a short walk every day - after twenty five years that person would have covered a surprisingly long distance. This is exactly the story behind this list, which appeared first as a few pages within the directory StarGuides (or whatever name it had at that time) and as a distinct sister publication since 1990. The idea behind this dictionary is to offer astronomers and related space scientists practical assistance in decoding the numerous ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
813
Condition
New
Number of Pages
813
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792365105
SKU
V9780792365105
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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