Mercury
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Contents
and Select Excerpts
Vol. 37 No. 4
Autumn 2008
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| 14 | A
Meeting of Giants,
William Sheehan It was likely only a brief, casual meeting between John Milton and Galileo Galilei, but Paradise Lost reveals that Milton was influenced by the encounter. |
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A
Russian Adventure,
Tanya Phillips The wonders of Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Czar's waterways in between are revealed on a journey that ends with totality in Siberia. |
| 24 | Seven
Wonders, C. Renée
James You don’t have to buy a telescope, learn your constellations, or travel to the boondocks to observe some of the most amazing things in the universe. |
| 29 |
Astronomy
in the News Liquid lakes on Titan, a 'cosmic ghost,' and the gravitational attraction of matter lying beyond the observable universe -- these are some of the discoveries that have recently made news in the astronomical community. |
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| 4 |
Editorial, Paul Deans Themes |
| 5 | First
Word, James G. Manning An Astronomical Bucket List |
| 7 | Astronomer's
Notebook, Jennifer Birriel Shaping Bipolar Planetary Nebula |
| 8 | Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda Rise of the Veiled Planet |
| 9 | Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek Radio Dishes and Black Holes |
| 10 | Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher 60 Years Ago: Encke's Comet |
| 11 | Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham Banned Books |
| 12 | Education
Matters, David Bruning Fall: A Season of Renewal |
| 13 | Societal
Impact, Michael G. Gibbs Partnerships |
| 35 | Society Scope/ASP Supporters |
| 40 | Sky
Sights, Paul Deans The Sky of November, December, and January |
| 43 | Reflections,
Ken Hewitt-White Rethinking the Remote Dark-Sky Site |