T. J. Mahoney

Mercury (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This gazetteer and atlas on Mercury lists, defines and illustrates every named (as opposed to merely catalogued) object and term as related to Mercury within a single reference work. It contains a glossary of terminology used, an index of all the headwords in the gazetteer, an atlas comprising maps and images with coordinate grids and labels identifying features listed in the gazetteer, and appendix material on the IAU nomenclature system and the transcription systems used for non-roman alphabets. This book is useful for the general reader, writers and editors dealing with astronomical themes, and those astronomers concerned with any aspect of astronomical nomenclature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461479512
• Artikelnr.: 43791901

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps.- Foreword.- Preface to the Series.- Preface to Volume I, Part I.- Acknowledgements.- How to Use this Gazetteer.- Pronunciation Guide.- Abbreviations Used in the Gazetteer.- Mercury: An Overview.- Glossary of Terms Used in the Gazetteer.-Gazetteer of Mercury.- Classified Index of Surface Features on Mercury.- Atlas of Mercury.- Appendix 1: IAU Mercury Nomenclature.- Appendix 2: Key to Transcriptions of Non-roman Alphabets.- Appendix 3: Mercury Data.- Appendix 4: Mercury Transits.- Appendix 5: Mercury Timeline.- Bibliography.

Rezensionen

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)