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Summary
Summary
Not a coffee-table extravaganza, but an erudite collection of some 400 alphabetical articles ( Accretion to Zodiacal Light ) written by an international group of distinguished researchers, and focusing exclusively on astronomy and astrophysics, including space science. The articles include in-depth
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There have been a number of astronomy encyclopedias published recently but this one emerges as the most authoritative, academically oriented. Most of the others have been popular in approach, with a good number of color pictures. The Academic Press Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, ed. by R.A. Meyers (1989), the closest comparison to the present volume, is simply a compilation of 41 articles on astronomy reprinted from that publisher's 15-volume Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, ed. by R. A. Meyers (1987). The more than 400 contributors to this Van Nostrand Reinhold encyclopedia include many eminent authorities in astronomy. The 403 articles are well written, more authoritative, more current, and contain more information than those in the Academic Press publication: this volume is not directed simply to the general reader as most other astronomy encyclopedias have been. There are many excellent illustrations and pictures. That none of the pictures are in color does not hinder the presentation of the material. Each article includes cross-references and a current bibliography with many citations dated as late as 1990. An excellent index is also included. This volume is now the premier encyclopedia of astronomy, is well worth its price, and should be considered for purchase by every academic and public library.-J. O. Christensen, Brigham Young University
