Mercury

2014. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4614-7207-0
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 328 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 8269 g

The purpose of this Gazetteer and Atlas of Astronomy (GAA) is to list, define and illustrate, for the first time, every named (as opposed to merely catalogued) object in the sky within a single reference work for use by the general reader, writers and editors dealing with astronomical themes, and those astronomers concerned with any aspect of astronomical nomenclature. Each part of the GAA will contain: • An introduction to the nomenclature of the body or group of bodies in question • A glossary of terminology used • A gazetteer listing in strict alphanumerical sequence essential information defining the body or feature concerned • An alphanumerically arranged classified 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 • Appendix material on the IAU nomenclature system and the transcription systems used for non-roman alphabets

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mahoney, T J

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Relativität, Gravitation
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Kosmologie, Urknalltheorie
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Galaxien und Sterne
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.