Overview
- Lists, defines and illustrates every named object and term as related to Mercury
- Contains an atlas comprising maps and images with coordinate grids and labels identifying features listed in the gazetteer
- Provides British and American pronunciations for the entries based on the broad phonetic principles of both systems
- Traces names to their languages and scripts of origin
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Reviews
From the book reviews:
“This book provides a great deal of information about the surface features of the planet. … Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers.” (J. R. Kraus, Choice, Vol. 52 (2), October, 2014)
“Mercury begins with information as to how to use the Gazetteer, explaining the way in which entries have been made, and a guide to pronunciation. … this new Gazetteer of Mercury is very comprehensive and represents a really excellent publication. I strongly recommend it.” (Richard McKim, The Observatory, Vol. 134 (1242), October, 2014)Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Terry Mahoney is an astronomer at the IAC’s Scientific Editorial Service, where he works as a scientific editor revising and formatting research articles for the astronomical press. He is Astronomy Adviser to the Oxford English Dictionary and a member of the editorial staff of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. His main research is in galactic structure, but he has a keen interest in the history of astronomy, chairing the IAU Johannes Kepler Working Group and co-chairing the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Kepler Task Group. He is a member of the Astronomy Communication Journal Working Group and a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mercury
Authors: T.J. Mahoney
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7951-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7207-0
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5042-3
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7951-2
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXV, 328
Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations, 108 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory