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Mercury Magazine

Contents and Select Excerpts
Vol. 34 No. 4
July/August 2005

Mercury is a bi-monthly membership magazine. Find out how you can join the ASP today!

Page	Article
12	Pedagogical Adaptation: A Case Study in Teaching Across Cultures, Dan De Vries Improving one’s teaching sometimes requires one to embrace challenges and difficulties—inside and outside of the classroom.
20	The Gravity of the Situation, James C. White II We remain puzzled by gravity—the force that holds your dancing feet to the floor, pulls a football back to earth, and even keeps the Universe together is under constant scientific scrutiny.
26	Einstein Goes to School, Erik Aris Stengler Larrea Delivering Einstein’s theories of relativity to students is possible and fun if one employs a multifaceted approach.
34	Strasbourg Observatory: A Multinational History, André Heck The Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory is more than a famous center for astronomy—it is also an interesting place for historians.
	Departments
4	Editorial, James C. White II Be Touched
5	Armchair Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek White Dwarf Waves
6	Planetary Perspectives, Daniel D. Durda Seeing the Unseen
7	Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher 75 Years Ago: Absorption of Starlight by Dust
8	Astronomer's Notebook, Jennifer Birriel The Aging Cosmic Stellar Population
9	Societal Impact , Lynn D. Dierking Lessons without Limit
10	Annals of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham The First Star Map
11	Education Matters, Dennis Schatz Education or Training
40	Works of Note
41	Sky Events, Richard Talcott July Sky Map \| August Sky Map \| September Sky Map
44	Society Scope
47	Last Word, Michael Bennett Universe in the Suds Cycle

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