StarGuides Plus represents the most comprehensive and accurately
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covered where appropriate.
After some thirty years in continuous compilation, verification and
updating, StarGuides Plus currently gathers together some 6,000
entries from 100 countries. The information is presented in a
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addresses, telephone and fax numbers, URLs for WWW access,
foundation years, numbers of members and/or numbers of staff, main
activities, publications titles (with frequencies, ISS-Numbers and
circulations), names and geographical coordinates of observing
sites, names of planetariums, awards (prizes and/or distinctions)
granted, etc.
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designations and acronyms, but also by location and major terms in
names. Thematic sub-indices are also provided as well as a list of
telephone and telefax national codes.
In short, almost anyone involved in any way in the fields of
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General
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2004 |
First published: |
2004 |
Editors: |
Andre Heck
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Dimensions: |
297 x 210 x 57mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
1140 |
Edition: |
2004 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-1926-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
General
|
LSN: |
1-4020-1926-2 |
Barcode: |
9781402019265 |
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