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Ian Ridpath
Ridpath in 2015
Born
(1947-05-01) May 1, 1947 (age 77) Ilford, Essex
Occupation
Writer, editor, encyclopedist, broadcaster
Language
English
Notable works
Oxford Dictionary of Astronomy; Norton's Star Atlas; Star Tales
Notable awards
Klumpke-Roberts Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Website
ianridpath.com
Ian William Ridpath (born 1 May 1947, in Ilford, Essex) is an English science writer and broadcaster best known as a popularizer of astronomy and a biographer of constellation history. As a UFO sceptic, he investigated and explained the Rendlesham Forest Incident of December 1980.
Ian William Ridpath (born 1 May 1947, in Ilford, Essex) is an English science writer and broadcaster best known as a popularizer of astronomy and a biographer...
a general ignorance of Dogon esoteric tradition. In 1978, astronomer IanRidpath observes, in an article in the Skeptical Inquirer, "The whole Dogon legend...
Constellations 1 – IanRidpath's list of constellations. IanRidpath's Star Tales: Constellation Mythology and History – IanRidpath's Star Tales. VizieR...
Ridpath, Ian (2017). Stars & planets : the complete guide to the stars, constellations, and the solar system. Wil Tirion, IanRidpath, IanRidpath (Updated...
Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2019-06-07. Ridpath, at p. 136. IanRidpath. "Star Tales – Ursa Major". Levy 2005, p. 67. "Planet 47 Uma...
Bibcode:1941msra.book.....M. Ridpath, Ian; Tirion, Wil (2001), Stars and Planets Guide, Princeton University Press, ISBN 0-691-08913-2 IanRidpath and Wil Tirion (2007)...
events caused by cosmic objects. Springer. ISBN 978-1402064524.: 133 IanRidpath, ed. (2018). A Dictionary of Astronomy (3 ed.). Oxford University Press...
Ridpath may refer to: Bruce Ridpath (1884–1925), Canadian ice hockey player George Ridpath (died 1726), Scottish journalist and author IanRidpath (born...
Star Atlas and Reference Handbook – Ed. IanRidpath (stars to magnitude 6.5) Stars & Planets Guide – IanRidpath and Wil Tirion (stars to magnitude 6.0)...
this happens, the event is known as Lahaina Noon. Subsatellite point IanRidpath, ed. (1997). "subsolar point". A Dictionary of Astronomy. Oxford; New...
David H. (2005). Deep Sky Objects. Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-59102-361-0. IanRidpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London. ISBN 978-0-00-725120-9...
Uranometria and Bayer letters". IanRidpath. Retrieved 2016-11-12. "Flamsteed numbers – where they really came from". IanRidpath. Retrieved 2016-11-12. "Naming...
only one of Delta1 and Delta2 Lyrae is counted as part of the pattern. IanRidpath and Wil Tirion (2007). Stars and Planets Guide, Collins, London. ISBN 978-0-00-725120-9...
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