Reviews - Handbook of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3rd edition, 2007

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A reference for modern Space Scientists, January 27, 2007
Reviewer: R. Bagula "Roger L. Bagula" (Lakeside, CA, United States) - See all my reviews.
"This book is meant to be like the C.R.C. Mathematics Tables that many of us have carried since high school. Starting with fundamentals constants it presents values and equations necessary for calculations in astronomical science and ends with information on space delivery systems available at the time of printing. Every college library connected with an astronomy program should have this reference on it's shelves."

Richard Miles, President, British Astronomical Association
"Overall this is an excellent book, one that for most astronomers, whether professional or amateur, should take pride of place on his or her bookshelf as a valuable reference for years to come."
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Martin Barstow, University of Leicester, The Observatory, vol 127, p246, 2007.
"In its various incarnations it has been a constant companion for my entire scientific career ... Compared to the last edition, the new version of the handbook has almost double the number of pages and represents a considerable expansion of the content of each chapter. Examples of improvement include updated lists of Solar System natural satellites and high-redshift objects. There are also completely new sections such as the list of extra-solar planets, none of which had been detected when the last edition was produced. ... there is a lot of material, particularly that pertaining to the basic tools of an instrument developer and observer in space astronomy, that, to my knowledge, is not usefully collected in any other single volume. It is certainly worth purchasing by anyone wanting a ready reference for basic instrumentation and observational techniques ... I have no doubt that my copy of the 3rd edition will be as well-used as the previous one."
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"The covers of this book are too far apart."
- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

Last revised - 26 June 2007