文档介绍：DICTIONARY OF
GEOPHYSICS,
ASTROPHYSICS,
and
ASTRONOMY
© 2001 by CRC Press LLC
Comprehensive Dictionary
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Richard A. Matzner
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DICTIONARY OF
GEOPHYSICS,
ASTROPHYSICS,
and
ASTRONOMY
Edited by
Richard A. Matzner
CRC Press
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© 2001 by CRC Press LLC
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Dictionary of geophysics, astrophysics, and astronomy / edited by Richard A. Matzner.
p. cm. —(Comprehensive dictionary of physics)
ISBN 0-8493-2891-8 (alk. paper)
1. Astronomy—Dictionaries. 2. Geophysics—Dictionaries. I. Matzner, Richard A.
(Richard Alfred), 1942- II. Series.
QB14 .D53 2001
520′.3—dc21 2001025764
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