Astronomy Reference - Astronomy (Physics 1500) - Final Project - LibGuides at Lakeland Community College

Understanding Your Topic

Use dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference sources to gather background information to better understand your topic and to help you define any unique terms used in the field you are studying. Recommended astronomy reference materials are listed below.

Astronomy Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Astrobiology by Muriel Gargaud, William M. Irvine, editors-in-chief, Ricardo Amils, Henderson James (Jim) Cleaves II, Daniele L. Pinti, José Cernicharo Quintanilla, Daniel Rouan, Tilman Spohn, Stéphane Tirard, Michel Viso, editors
Publication Date: 2015
Definitions and synonyms for a variety of interdisciplinary astrobiology terms.
Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms by Henrik Hargitai, Ákos Kereszturi
Publication Date: 2015
More than 600 named planetary types are discussed in the encyclopedia, covering a wide range of scales.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics by John Rumble (Editor)
ISBN: 9781138561632
Publication Date: 2018-06-14
The Handbook provides property data on chemical compounds (now over 20,000) and all physical particles that have been reported in the literature, carefully reviewed by subject experts.

Astronomy Dictionaries

Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Astronomy by Jacqueline Mitton
ISBN: 9780521823647
Publication Date: 2007-12-20
This dictionary provides an essential guide to the universe for amateur astronomers of all ages. Around 1300 carefully selected and cross-referenced entries are complemented by hundreds of beautiful colour illustrations.

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Astronomy (Physics 1500) - Final Project: Astronomy Reference

Understanding Your Topic

Astronomy Encyclopedias

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