Az égitestek neveiről és helyesírásukról
Date: 2007
Subject: Földön kívüli helynevek
csillagnév
bolygók
csillagképek
üstökösök
helyesírás
magyar
csillagnév
bolygók
csillagképek
üstökösök
helyesírás
magyar
Abstract:
JUDIT KOZMA, On the names of celestial bodies and their orthography //
Astronomy is one of the oldest, but also most modern sciences of humankind. Although
Hungarian astronomers have been displaying a high level of competence in this branch of science for
centuries, neither a general onomastic survey nor an official astronomical orthographic dictionary has
been published in Hungarian. This paper intends to enumerate the most characteristic name types
given to important celestial bodies (planets and their satellites, planetoids, stars and their constellations, comets, etc.) on the basis of popular astronomical works. The most important orthographic
features of these names are also treated. The author’s aim in the long run is to present a basis for a
possible future overview of astronomical terminology by establishing related onomastic as well as
orthographic principles. This paper presents the results of the author’s pilot study.