Gazetteer and Atlas of Astronomy

Terry Mahoney is an astronomer and scientific editor at the Scientific Editorial Service, Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias. While specializing in the structure of the galaxy, Dr. Mahoney's research interests also include astrolexicography, the use of language and methods of communication in astronomy, and the lives and work of both Johannes Kepler and John Flamsteed. Dr. Mahoney is a member of the editorial staff of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, Astronomy Advisor to the Oxford English Dictionary, Editor of the Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal and chair to the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Kepler Task Group.