A dictionary of modern star names; a short guide to 254 star names and their derivations, 2d ed.9781931559447 A dictionary of modern star names; a short guide to 254 star names and their derivations, 2d ed. Kunitzsch, Paul and Tim Smart Timothy Trudeau Smart (born July 10, 1972 in Australia) is a Hong Kong cricketer. Smart is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper and has played cricket in Hong Kong for a number of years. . Sky Publishing Corporation 2006 66 pages $12.95 Paperback QB802 Most of us know Polaris or even Antares, but how many can identify, let alone pronounce pro·nounce v. pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing, pro·nounc·es v.tr. 1. a. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter. b. Giedi, Alrescha or Procyon? Those of us who confuse Sirius with sinuses can take heart with this concise guide, first published as Short Guide to Modern Star Names and Their Derivations by Harassowitz Publishers in 1986. Kunitzsch (Arabic studies emeritus e·mer·i·tus adj. Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. n. pl. , U. of Munich) and educator Smart give the stars' names with their Greek letters Greek letters, n.pl symbols based on the Greek alphabet that are used to represent phenomena and objects in science. or other modern designations sorted by their parent constellations, a guide to pronunciation pronunciation: see phonetics; phonology. Pronunciation - In this dictionary slashes (/../) bracket phonetic pronunciations of words not found in a standard English dictionary. for English, French, Arabic and Latin, derivations, a history of star names from the ancient to the recent, a bibliography and illustrations including star charts from the eleventh, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The compact format makes it a perfect pocket guide and the authors kindly include an alphabetical index. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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