Astronomy - General & Miscellaneous, Science Dictionaries
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Overview
• Over 1000 clear and up-to-date entries, extensively cross-referenced • 50 diagrams and 30 tables • From aberration to zodiacal light, all the frequently used expressions are clearly defined • Brief biographies of over 100 famous astronomers (including Hale, Hawking, Hoyle and Hubble) • Includes major observatories such as Palomar and Kitt Park • A compact dictionary at an introductory level • Invaluable reference for active observers and armchair enthusiasts
Editorials
Booknews
Human error as much as adverse natural changes are responsible for the virtual depletion of the groundfish stocks of North Atlantic cod off the east coast of North America, says Hannesson (fisheries economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business, Bergen). Refusing to lay all the blame on the US and Canada, he presents case studies of mismanagement by Iceland, Newfoundland, Norway, and the Faeroe Islands. He finds the basic problem in the inability of governments to set right what the free market gets wrong. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
September 13, 1996
Publisher
Cambridge, [England] ; Cambridge University Press, 1996, c1995.
Pages
240
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521580076