Bibliography of encyclopedias: astronomy and astronomers explained

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.

A

• Amils, Ricardo; Quintanilla, José Cernicharo; Cleaves, Henderson James (1 June 2011). Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer. .
• Angelo, Joseph A. (1 January 2009). Encyclopedia of Space and Astronomy. Infobase Publishing. .
• Angelo, Joseph A. Encyclopedia of space exploration. Facts on File, 2000. .
• Angelo, Joseph A. The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia: Our Search for Life in Outer Space. Facts on File, rev. ed., 1991.^[1]
• Angelo, Joseph A., Jr., Facts on File. The Facts on File space and astronomy handbook. Facts on File, 2002. .
• Asimov, Isaac. Isaac Asimov's Library of the Universe. Gareth Stevens, 1988.

B

• Baker, David. Larousse Guide to Astronomy. Larousse, 1978.^[2]
• Bakich, Michael E. (10 July 2003). The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Amateur Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. .

C

• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Crown, 1977.
• Clapham, Frances M.; Taylor, Ron B. (1982). Rand McNally astronomy encyclopedia. Children's Press. .

D

• Daintith, John; Gould, William (September 2006). Collins Dictionary of Astronomy. Collins. .
• Daintith, John; Gould, William; Illingworth, Valerie (1 January 2009). The Facts on File Dictionary of Astronomy. Infobase Publishing. .

E

• Encyclopedia of astronomy and astrophysics. Taylor & Francis. https://web.archive.org/web/20141122121344/http://eaa.crcpress.com/.

G

• Gatland, Kenneth. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Space Technology. Crown, 2nd ed., 1990.^[1]
• Gore, John Ellard (September 2010). An Astronomical Glossary: Or Dictionary of Terms Used in Astronomy (1893). Kessinger Publishing. .

H

• 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.^{[3] [1]}
• Hockey, Thomas A., Virginia Trimble, Thomas R. Williams, Katherine Bracher, eds. Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer, 2007. .^{[4] [5]}
• 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.

I

• Illingworth, Valerie, John Owen, Edward Clark, Facts on File. The Facts on File dictionary of astronomy. Facts on File, 2000. .^[4]
• Ince, Martin (2001). Dictionary of Astronomy. Peter Collin Publishing. .

K

• Kitchin, Christopher R. (2002). Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Astronomy. Springer. .

L

• Lang, Kenneth R. (19 June 2006). A Companion to Astronomy and Astrophysics: Chronology and Glossary with Data Tables. Springer. .
• Lewis, Richard. Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Universe. Crown, 1983.^[2]
• Lusis, Andy. Astronomy and astronautics: An enthusiast's guide to books and periodicals. Facts on File, 1986. .^[4]

M

• Maran, Stephen P. The Astronomy and astrophysics encyclopedia. Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. .^[4]
• Maran, Stephen P. (15 October 1991). The Astronomy and Astrophysics Encyclopedia. John Wiley & Sons. .^{[1] [6]}
• Mark, Hans. Encyclopedia of space science and technology. Wiley, 2003. .^[4]
• Matzner, Richard A. Dictionary of geophysics, astrophysics, and astronomy. CRC Press, 2001. .^[4]
• Meyers, Robert Allen (1989). Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Academic Press.^[1]
• 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. .
• Mitton, Jacqueline (29 January 2001). Cambridge Dictionary of Astronomy. Cambridge University Press. .
• Moore, Patrick (15 August 2002). Astronomy Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. .^[4]
• Moore, Patrick. The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Crown, 1987.^{[2] [7]}
• Moore, Patrick. Patrick Moore's A-Z of Astronomy. Norton, rev. ed., 1987.^[2]
• Muller, Paul (1968). Concise Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Collins.
• Murdin, Paul. Encyclopedia of astronomy and astrophysics. Institute of Physics Publ.; Nature Publ. Group, 2001. . http://eaa.crcpress.com/. ^[4]
• Murdin, Paul; Penston, Margaret (30 September 2004). The Firefly Encyclopedia Of Astronomy. Firefly Books. .^[4]
• Murdin, Paul; Penston, Margaret (1 September 2004). The Canopus Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Canopus. .

P

• Parker, Sybil, ed. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 7th ed., McGraw-Hill, 1992.^[2]
• Parker, Sybil P. and Jay M. Pasachoff(1993). McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of astronomy. McGraw-Hill. .^{[2] [8]}
• Porter, Roy, Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie. The biographical dictionary of scientists. Oxford University Press, 2000. .^[4]

R

• Ramamurthy, G. (2005). Biographical Dictionary Of Great Astronomers. Sura Books. .
• Ridpath, Ian (1 March 2012). A Dictionary of Astronomy. Oxford University Press. .
• Ridpath, Ian. The illustrated encyclopedia of the universe. Watson-Guptill Publications, 2001. .^[4]
• Ridpath, Ian (1 January 1980). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Space. Crowell. .^[7]
• Ridpath, Ian; Woodruff, John (13 September 1996). Cambridge Astronomy Dictionary. Cambridge University Press. .
• Ronan, Colin A. (1979). Encyclopedia of astronomy: a comprehensive survey of our solar system, galaxy and beyond. Hamlyn. .
• Room, Adrian. Dictionary of astronomical names. Routledge, 1988. .^[4]
• Rudaux, Lucien; Vaucouleurs, Gérard Henri de (1959). Larousse Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Prometheus Press.
• Rycroft, Michael. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Space. Cambridge, 1990.^[1]

S

• Sachs, Margaret. UFO Encyclopedia. Putnam, 1981.^[1]
• Satterthwaite, Gilbert Elliott (1 January 1970). Encyclopedia of Astronomy. Hamlyn.^[7]
• Schweighauser, Charles A. Astronomy from A to Z: A Dictionary of Celestial Objects and Ideas. Sangamon State University, 1991.^[1]
• Spitz, Armand; Gaynor, Frank (1959). Dictionary of Astronomy and Astronautics. Philosophical Library.
• Stewart, John. Moons of the Solar System: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. McFarland, 1991.^[2]
• Story, Ronald. Encyclopedia of UFOs. Doubleday, 1980.^[1]

T

• Trimble, Virginia; Williams, Thomas; Bracher, Katherine (20 November 2007). Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers. Springer. .

W

• Weigert, Alfred; Zimmermann, Helmut (1968). A Concise Encyclopedia of Astronomy. American Elsevier Pub. Co.^[7]
• Welch, Rosanne. Encyclopedia of women in aviation and space. ABC-CLIO, 1998. .^[5]
• Woodruff, John (1 October 2003). Firefly Astronomy Dictionary. Firefly Books. .

Y

• Yenne, Bill. Encyclopedia of U.S. Spacecraft. Exeter Books, 1985.^[1]

See also

• Bibliography of encyclopedias

References

• Guide to Reference. https://web.archive.org/web/20141208213424/http://www.guidetoreference.org/HomePage.aspx American Library Association. Retrieved 5 December 2014. (subscription required).
• Kister, Kenneth F. (1994). Kister's Best Encyclopedias (2nd ed.). Phoenix: Oryx. .

Notes and References

1. [#Kister|Kister, 1994]
2. [#Kister|Kister, 1994]
3. [#Guide to Reference|Guide to Reference: Philosophy]
4. [#Guide to Reference|Guide to Reference: Astronomy]
5. [#Guide to Reference|Guide to Reference: Biography]
6. [#Kister|Kister, 1994]
7. [#Kister|Kister, 1994]
8. [#Kister|Kister, 1994]