Dictionary of Minor Planet NamesSpringer Science & Business Media, 10 juni 2012 - 1452 sidor The quantity of numbered minor planets has now well exceeded a quarter million. The new sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, which is the IAU’s official reference work for the field, now covers more than 17,000 named minor planets. In addition to being of practical value for identification purposes, the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names provides authoritative information on the basis of the rich and colorful variety of ingenious names, from heavenly goddesses to artists, from scientists to Nobel laureates, from historical or political figures to ordinary women and men, from mountains to buildings, as well as a variety of compound terms and curiosities. This sixth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names has grown by more than 7,000 entries compared to the fifth edition and by more than 2,000 compared to the fifth edition, including its two addenda published in 2006 and 2009. In addition, there are many corrections, revisions and updates to the entries published in earlier editions. This work is an abundant source of information for anyone interested in minor planets and who enjoys reading about the people and things minor planets commemorate. |
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... occurrence is unknown. K. von Littrow (Wunder des Himmels, 6. ed., Berlin 1878) characterized the naming practice of the discoverer ironically: ”Mit dem Namen könnten wir wie bei Miriam {see planet (102)} wieder den biblischen Boden zu ...
... occurrence is unknown. (178). Belisana. Discovered 1877 Nov. (*AN 91, 93) Named for Belisana, the name of Athene or Minerva {see planets (881) and (93)} among the Gauls, signifying the ”queen of heaven”. Belisana is also the most warlike ...
... occurrence is unknown. (211). Isolda. Discovered 1879 Dec. (*AN 96, 159) Named possibly for the character in the early mediaeval Arthurian legend perpetuated in the opera Tristan und Isolde (1865) by Richard Wagner {see planet (3992)}. (H ...
... occurrence is unknown. Named (BAJ Circ., No. 218 (1883))by Prof. E. Vincent of Vienna. (224). Oceana. [2.64, 0.04, 5.8] Discovered 1882 Mar. 30 by J. Palisa at Vienna. (* AN 102, 31) Named for the Pacific Ocean. (H 27) The discoverer ...
... occurrence is unknown. Named (BAJ Circ., No. 265 (1885)) by the discoverer. (253). Mathilde. [2.64, 0.27, 6.7] Discovered 1885 Nov. 12 by J. Palisa at Vienna. (* AN 113, 167) Named probably in honor of Mathilde, née Worms, wife of the ...
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Appendix 1 Discoverers in Alphabetical Order | 1309 |
Appendix 2 Discoverers Ranking List | 1318 |
Appendix 3 Surveys Corporate Discoveries | 1320 |
Appendix 4 Discovery Places in Alphabetical Order | 1321 |
Appendix 5 Discovery Places Ranking List | 1327 |
Categories of Minor Planet Names | 1330 |
Appendix 8 Nobel Laureates | 1331 |
Appendix 9 IAU Officers | 1334 |
Appendix 10 Special Type Numbered Minor Planets | 1335 |
Appendix 11 Minor Planet Names with Unknown Meaning | 1339 |
Appendix 12 Synonymous Minor Planet Names | 1342 |
References | 1347 |
Index of Minor Planet Names | 1350 |