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Астрономическая энциклопедия.Книга известного популяризатора астрономии Патрика Моора.Много фотографий,имеется алфавитный указатель. The new Philip's Astronomy Encyclopedia is one of the most comprehensive, authoritative and accessible books on astronomy. In more than 3000 alphabetically organized articles and over 500 photographs and diagrams, it covers everything and everyone from the Anglo-Australian Observatory to Fritz Zwicky. Its 464 pages include a host of major articles on subjects such as our Galaxy, the Sun and planets, optical and radio telescopes, stars, black holes, astrophysics, observatories, astronomical photography, space programmes, the constellations and famous astronomers. Supporting these articles are shorter entries on planetary features and satellites, asteroids, observational techniques, comets, satellite launchers, meteros, and subjects as diverse as life in the Universe and the structure of meteorites. Scores of tables list the brightest stars in the major constellations, annual meteor showers, major variable stars, dwarf stars, energy production processes in the Sun, and other relevant data. Philip's Astronomy Encyclopedia is written by more than 100 leading astronomers from the world's universities and observatories, each an expert in a specialized field of knowledge. They have produced an up-to-date and reliable popular reference work for 2001 and beyond.

Полный вариант заголовка: «An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean : with an orig. grammar a. vocabulary of their language : in 2 vol. Vol. 2».

Полный вариант заголовка: «An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands, in the South Pacific Ocean : with an orig. grammar a. vocabulary of their language : in 2 vol. Vol. 1».

Полный вариант заголовка: «The history of the discovery and conquest of the Canary Islands : translated from a Spanish manuscript, lately found in the island of Palma : with an enquiry into the origin of the ancient inhabitants : to which is added, a dsescription of the Canary Islands, including the modern history of the inhabitants, and an account of their manners, customs, trade, & c. / by George Glas».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Memoirs on the Ionian islands : considered in a commercial, political, and military point of view : in which their advantages of position are described, as well as their relations with the Greek continent : including the life and character of Ali Pacha, the present ruler of Greece : together with a comparative display of the ancient and modern geography of the Epirus, Thessaly, Morea, part of Macedonia, &c. / by Gen. Guillaume de Vaudoncourt ; translated from the original inedited MS. by William Walton».