Preface...........................................vii
1 General data......................................1
2 Astronomy and astrophysics.......................23
3 Radio astronomy.................................141
4 Infrared astronomy..............................159
5 Ultraviolet astronomy...........................167
6 X-ray astronomy.................................183
7 Gamma-ray astronomy.............................211
8 Cosmic rays.....................................219
9 Earth's atmosphere and environment..............231
10 Relativity.....................................245
11 Atomic physics.................................255
12 Electromagnetic radiation......................267
13 Plasma physics.................................283
14 Experimental astronomy and astrophysics........289
15 Aeronautics and astronautics...................379
16 Mathematics....................................395
17 Statistics.....................................407
18 Radiation safety...............................417
19 Astronomical Catalogs..........................423
The author solicits suggestions for material for inclusion in a
subsequent edition of the handbook.
Dr. Martin V. Zombeck
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
60 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA