The 2018-2021 editions of the Yearbook of Astronomy include a Glossary at the back of the book. However, due to the increasing length of the Glossary, it has been decided to remove it from the book and instead publish it on the Yearbook of Astronomy website in the form of a downloadable PDF. Click the link below to open the Glossary in a new browser window, or click the Download button to save a copy to your computer.
Readers of the Yearbook are invited to read through the Glossary and, if they feel that any important terms or definitions are missing, they may submit new entries. These should include the word or term itself along with the accompanying descriptive/explanatory text. If approved for use, they will be inserted into the online Glossary, and the name of the contributor will be added to this page. We reserve the right to edit contributions to conform to the style of the Yearbook.
Please send any proposed new Glossary entries to us via the Contact page on this website.
Readers who have contributed to the Glossary
- John McCue
- Mary McIntyre