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This resource provides information about the basis for all names of roughly 10,000 minor planets. In addition to being a guide for identification purposes, this collection also provides a historical insight into the work of those astronomers who over two centuries were responsible for assigning planet names.

Adds more than 2,000 names to fifth edition of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, a dictionary that contains information about the basis for the names of minor planets.

Provides full text access to over 60,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles.

A comprehensive guide to the oral and written literatures of Native Americans, produced by scholars of the Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures. It features 40 biographical essays on individual authors, as well as essays on the oral traditions of various tribes. Topics such as teaching Native American literature, the relation of the Bible, dreams, oratory, humor, autobiography, and federal land policies are all covered.

This reference work presents the array of mythical humans, animals, and spirits that make up the spectrum of Native American mythology. Entries cover names, symbols, images, and motifs.

The Dictionary of Natural Products provides properties and complete history of relevant literature for over 328,000 natural compounds.

A comprehensive and up to date database of organic compound chemical, physical, and structural data.

A guide to the key terms and abbreviations used in psychological testing, assessment, and measurement. Over 3,000 definitions offer explanations of statistical procedures commonly used in psychology; major psychometric and other psychological tests; categories of mental illness, mental disability, and brain damage; frequently used medical terms; basic neuroanatomy; and types of psychological therapies.

This dictionary contains over 9,000 entries on all aspects of science and provides comprehensive coverage of biology, chemistry, physics, the earth sciences, and astronomy. Appendices cover the periodic table, geological time scale, and animal and plant classification. Also featured are short biographies of leading scientists and chronologies of specific subjects, including plastics, electronics and cell biology.

The Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences is a sourcebook of definitions and explanations of statistical and statistics-related concepts in the social and behavioral sciences.