Mercury
Magazine
Contents
and Select Excerpts
Vol. 36 No. 3
Summer 2007
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| 12 | Now, Voyager,
Erica Naone Three decades since their launch, the twin Voyager spacecraft continue to be two of humanity’s most important emissaries. |
| 18 | The
Touch of Astronomy, Noreen Grice Most people take for granted the visual gratification that astronomy provides, but it is possible to turn astronomy into a tactile experience for the visually impaired. |
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Astronomy Education
Review -- Astronomy Education Joins the Mainstream,
Andrew Fraknoi and Sidney Wolff Five years ago a new journal for astronomy education was created, and now education researchers have an appropriate venue for presenting and sharing their ideas and practices. |
| 30 | Hot
Science in the Classroom: One High School Science Teacher's
Dream Come True, Gretchen Stahlman Putting teachers and scientists together to conduct research is good for both, but it is perhaps the students who benefit the most. |
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| 4 | Editorial, James C. White II Finding Home |
| 5 | Armchair
Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek Black Holes Under Attack |
| 6 | Planetary
Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda DEPTHX Takes the Ultimate Plunge |
| 7 | Echoes
of the Past, Katherine Bracher The Promise of the 200-inch Telescope |
| 8 | Astronomer's
Notebook, Jennifer Birriel Hyades Highlights |
| 9 | Annals
of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham Copernicus in Hades? |
| 10 | Societal
Impact , Suzy Gurton and Michael Gibbs Direct to the Teachers |
| 11 | Education
Matters, David Bruning Dualism and the Post-Modern Student |
| 38 | Sky Events, Richard Talcott |
| 42 | Society Scope |
| 46 | Works of Note |