Mercury: An Overview
The name Mercury derives from the Latin name Mercurius, the Roman messenger god. The Latin name clearly indicates the deity’s association with trade (L. mercari, ‘to trade’). In Greek Mythology, the messenger god Hermes (῾Ερμη̃ς, Hermēs), son of Zeus and
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Mercury
Mercury
T.J. Mahoney
Mercury
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T.J. Mahoney Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias La Laguna, Spain
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A COMPENDIUM OF THE ASTRONOMICAL LEXICON T. J. MAHONEY, Editor-in-Chief
PART A: GAZETTEER AND ATLAS OF ASTRONOMY (IN
SEVEN VOLUMES)
VOLUME I: THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS Part 1: Mercury Part 2: Venus Part 3: The Martian System VOLUME II: THE EARTH–MOON SYSTEM VOLUME III: THE GAS GIANT SYSTEMS Part 1: The Jovian System Part 2: The Saturnian System Part 3: The Uranian System Part 4: The Neptunian System VOLUME IV: ASTEROIDS
AND
METEORITES
VOLUME V: TRANS-NEPTUNIAN
AND
RELATED OBJECTS
Part 1: Kuiper Belt Objects Part 2: Comets and Meteoroid Streams VOLUME VI: STARS, NEBULAE
AND
GALAXIES
VOLUME VII: COMBINED GAZETTEER
AND
ATLAS
OF
ASTRONOMY
PART B: DICTIONARY OF ASTRONOMICAL TERMINOLOGY
ADVISORY BOARD
John E. Beckman Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias La
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