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Sign the Stars Anywhere on Earth with the First International Astronomy Dictionary for Deaf Communities
The encyclopedic list includes more than 40 space terms ranging from the Moon to exoplanet
By Mika McKinnon
December 11, 2017

It’s been a long time coming, but the international deaf community is finally getting a comparative dictionary to help translate astronomical terms, Mike Wall reports for Space.com.

Organized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), the encyclopedic dictionary adds on to previous efforts—including existing 300-term dictionaries in English, French, and Spanish, and projects like Scotland’s impressive 2013 effort to develop signs to describe the solar system.

While the new international dictionary includes just 47 terms, the resource has compiled the signs in multiple languages, including German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese and Polish.

Read the full article at https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sign-stars-anywhere-earth-international-astronomy-sign-language-dictionary-180967488/
Access the dictionary at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bVaZVIx9tFzH6KFo0GPqlzkWwXwXR8Ye_Yr0kwQ2b2w/edit#gid=0