- Source: Bibliography of encyclopedias: astronomy and astronomers
This is a list of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries published on the subject of astronomy and astronomers in any language. Entries are in the English language except where noted.
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Amils, Ricardo; Quintanilla, José Cernicharo; Cleaves, Henderson James (1 June 2011). Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-11271-3.
Angelo, Joseph A. (1 January 2009). Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-1018-9.
Angelo, Joseph A. Encyclopedia of space exploration. Facts on File, 2000. ISBN 0816039429.
Angelo, Joseph A. The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia: Our Search for Life in Outer Space. Facts on File, rev. ed., 1991.
Angelo, Joseph A., Jr., Facts on File. The Facts on File space and astronomy handbook. Facts on File, 2002. ISBN 0816045429.
Asimov, Isaac. Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe. Gareth Stevens, 1988.
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Baker, David. Larousse Guide to Astronomy. Larousse, 1978.
Bakich, Michael E. (10 July 2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Amateur Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81298-6.
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Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Crown, 1977.
Clapham, Frances M.; Taylor, Ron B. (1982). Rand McNally astronomy encyclopedia. Children's Press. ISBN 978-0-516-09853-1.
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Daintith, John; Gould, William (September 2006). Collins Dictionary of Astronomy. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-722092-2.
Daintith, John; Gould, William; Illingworth, Valerie (1 January 2009). The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-0932-9.
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Encyclopedia of astronomy and astrophysics. Taylor & Francis. [1].
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Gatland, Kenneth. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology. Crown, 2nd ed., 1990.
Gore, John Ellard (September 2010). An Astronomical Glossary: Or Dictionary of Terms Used in Astronomy (1893). Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1-166-44281-1.
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Handbuch der Physik. Springer-Verlag, 1956–1988. ISSN 0085-140X.
Hetherington, Norriss S. Encyclopedia of Cosmology: Historical, Philosophical, and Scientific Foundations of Modern Cosmology. Garland, 1993.
Hockey, Thomas A., Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, eds. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, 2007. ISBN 9780387310220.
Hutton, Charles (1817). An astronomical dictionary: compiled from Hutton's Mathematical and philosophical dictionary: to which is prefixed an introduction containing a brief history of astronomy, and a familiar illustration of its elementary principles. Published and sold by Hezekiah Howe.
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Illingworth, Valerie, John Owen, Edward Clark, Facts on File. The Facts on File dictionary of astronomy. Facts on File, 2000. ISBN 0816042837.
Ince, Martin (2001). Dictionary of Astronomy. Peter Collin Publishing. ISBN 978-1-901659-72-6.
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Kitchin, Christopher R. (2002). Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Astronomy. Springer. ISBN 978-1-85233-559-5.
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Lang, Kenneth R. (19 June 2006). A Companion to Astronomy and Astrophysics: Chronology and Glossary with Data Tables. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-30734-3.
Lewis, Richard. Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe. Crown, 1983.
Lusis, Andy. Astronomy and astronautics: An enthusiast's guide to books and periodicals. Facts on File, 1986. ISBN 072011795X.
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Maran, Stephen P. The Astronomy and astrophysics encyclopedia. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. ISBN 0442263643.
Maran, Stephen P. (15 October 1991). The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-28941-8.
Mark, Hans. Encyclopedia of space science and technology. Wiley, 2003. ISBN 0471324086.
Matzner, Richard A. Dictionary of geophysics, astrophysics, and astronomy. CRC Press, 2001. ISBN 0849328918.
Meyers, Robert Allen (1989). Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Academic Press.
Meyers, Robert A., ed. Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology., 2nd ed., Academic Press, 1992.
Mitton, Jacqueline (1998). The Penguin Dictionary of Astronomy. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051375-2.
Mitton, Jacqueline (29 January 2001). Cambridge Dictionary of Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-80480-6.
Moore, Patrick (15 August 2002). Astronomy Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-521833-6.
Moore, Patrick. The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Crown, 1987.
Moore, Patrick. Patrick Moore's A-Z of Astronomy. Norton, rev. ed., 1987.
Muller, Paul (1968). Concise Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Collins.
Murdin, Paul. Encyclopedia of astronomy and astrophysics. Institute of Physics Publ.; Nature Publ. Group, 2001. ISBN 0333750888. [2]
Murdin, Paul; Penston, Margaret (30 September 2004). The Firefly Encyclopedia Of Astronomy. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55297-797-2.
Murdin, Paul; Penston, Margaret (1 September 2004). The Canopus Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Canopus. ISBN 978-0-9537868-8-6.
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Parker, Sybil, ed. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, 1992.
Parker, Sybil P. and Jay M. Pasachoff(1993). McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of astronomy. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-045314-2.
Porter, Roy, Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie. The biographical dictionary of scientists. Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0195216636.
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Ramamurthy, G. (2005). Biographical Dictionary Of Great Astronomers. Sura Books. ISBN 978-81-7478-697-5.
Ridpath, Ian (1 March 2012). A Dictionary of Astronomy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-960905-5.
Ridpath, Ian. The illustrated encyclopedia of the universe. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001. ISBN 0823025128.
Ridpath, Ian (1 January 1980). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Space. Crowell. ISBN 978-0-690-01838-7.
Ridpath, Ian; Woodruff, John (13 September 1996). Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-58007-6.
Ronan, Colin A. (1979). Encyclopedia of astronomy: a comprehensive survey of our solar system, galaxy and beyond. Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-30362-6.
Room, Adrian. Dictionary of astronomical names. Routledge, 1988. ISBN 0415012988.
Rudaux, Lucien; Vaucouleurs, Gérard Henri de (1959). Larousse Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Prometheus Press.
Rycroft, Michael. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Space. Cambridge, 1990.
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Sachs, Margaret. UFO Encyclopedia. Putnam, 1981.
Satterthwaite, Gilbert Elliott (1 January 1970). Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Hamlyn.
Schweighauser, Charles A. Astronomy from A to Z: A Dictionary of Celestial Objects and Ideas. Sangamon State University, 1991.
Spitz, Armand; Gaynor, Frank (1959). Dictionary of Astronomy and Astronautics. Philosophical Library.
Stewart, John. Moons of the Solar System: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. McFarland, 1991.
Story, Ronald. Encyclopedia of UFOs. Doubleday, 1980.
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Trimble, Virginia; Williams, Thomas; Bracher, Katherine (20 November 2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. ISBN 978-0-387-31022-0.
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Weigert, Alfred; Zimmermann, Helmut (1968). A Concise Encyclopedia of Astronomy. American Elsevier Pub. Co.
Welch, Rosanne. Encyclopedia of women in aviation and space. ABC-CLIO, 1998. ISBN 0874369584.
Woodruff, John (1 October 2003). Firefly Astronomy Dictionary. Firefly Books. ISBN 978-1-55297-837-5.
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Yenne, Bill. Encyclopedia of U.S. Spacecraft. Exeter Books, 1985.
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