This is a new, updated and revised edition of a reference work that has proved invaluable as a tool for the student of philosophy, as well as a handbook for the general reader.

"...Comprises names of viruses and their higher order taxa as well as terms which are commonly used in the virological literature."--Introd.

Matilda Poliport, recently widowed, has decided to end it all.

Lists 2,000 entries of world-wide historical terms and phrases from the Roman Empire to the present day.

From Babylonian cosmology to todays high-tech data gathering, Planets will provide countless hours of enjoyment for anyone wanting to understand our celestial neighbors.