John O. E. Clark
Forfatter af The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy
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Værker af John O. E. Clark
The Human Body: A Comprehensive Guide to the Structure and Functions of the Human Body (1989) 26 eksemplarer
The Rosen Comprehensive Dictionary of Math (Rosen Comprehensive Student Dictionaries) (2007) 5 eksemplarer
Encyclopedie van vragen en antwoorden 2 eksemplarer
A visual guide to the human body 2 eksemplarer
Elaboratori al lavoro 2 eksemplarer
Harrap's Dictionary of English Synonyms 1 eksemplar
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- Juridisk navn
- Clark, John Owen Edward
- Fødselsdato
- 1937
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
Medlemmer
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- Værker
- 66
- Medlemmer
- 729
- Popularitet
- #34,830
- Vurdering
- 3.6
- Anmeldelser
- 3
- ISBN
- 145
- Sprog
- 7
Admitting that the task is impossible, this is still a very good start. At least for interested lay people. That's perhaps the point. The other astronomical dictionaries in my possession are either too professional (i.e. they have a lot of technical details that no one except a working astronomer can use) or too infantile.
This one produces a nice balance, with lists of things such as brightest starts and constellations; a good catalog of planetary moons, and good brief overviews of astronomical phenomena such as black holes.
Of course, astronomy is a fast-moving field, so books like this can be left behind. There isn't much on exoplanets, for instance, or Kuiper Belt objects. But no book can deal with those subjects entirely successfully, because there just isn't time. You have to go to the web. For the earlier fundamental material, this book should serve you well.… (mere)