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DICTIONARY OF ASTRONOMY
1.
Eric's Treasure Trove of Astronomy
http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~eww6n/astro
Index featuring definitions for hundreds of astronomy terms. Also includes links to other astronomy dictionaries and handbooks.
2.
Imagine the Universe! Dictionary
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/dictionary.html
NASA scientists have complied this astronomy dictionary aimed at children ages 14 and up.
3.
Astronomy software reference: The Concise HTML Dictionary of Astronomy
http://www.saunalahti.fi/%7Eelk/agloss.htm
The Concise HTML Dictionary of Astronomy. No ordinary astronomical dictionary. Click to learn more about this definitive hypertext reference. At last the Cosmos will be at your fingertips.
4.
Facts On File Dictionary of Astronomy
http://store.skypub.com/skypub/31851.html
Edited by Valerie Illingworth With diagrams, historical references, and discussions of scientific theories -- all in plain English -- this dictionary holds more than simple definitions of astronomical terms. An unparalleled resource for any...
5.
Zoom Astronomy Glossary: Q
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/glossary/indexq.shtml
Astronomy glossary explains basic astronomical terms, Q
6.

Astronomy Dictionaries and Thesaurus
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/astro/astronomy_dictionaries.html
Astronomy Dictionary and Thesaurus Multi-Language Astronomy Thesaurus The Oxford English Dictionary(telnet via Folio; Select OED) The online version of the OED, 2nd. edition. StarBits Abbreviations and acronyms in astronomy and space science. Last..

 7.  Zoom Astronomy Glossary: A
Click on an underlined word for more information on that subject. If the astronomy term you are looking for is not in the dictionary, please e-mail us and we'll add it.
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/glossary/index.shtml
 8. Astronomy Dictionary

a scale for measuring the actual brightness of a celestial object without accounting for the distance of the object. Absolute magnitude measures how bright an object would appear if it were exactly 10 parsecs (about 33 light years) away from Earth.
users.skynet.be/sky03361/dictionary/dictionary.html

 
   
   
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