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Mar/Apr 2002Mercury Magazine Contents
Vol. 31 No. 2
March/April 2002

 

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15 A Universe from Nothing, Alexei V. Filippenko and Jay M. Pasachoff
Insights from modern physics suggest that our wondrous universe may be the ultimate free lunch.
24 Beyond the Equations: The Night Sky, Spirituality, and Masada, David H. Levy
With nowhere to turn but the heavens, a thousand people face tragedy under an ancient sky.
30 Astronomy Down Under, Luke Dodd
A Trip to Australia will treat you to spectacular Southern skies, friendly inhabitants, prime astrotourism sites, and this December, a total solar eclipse.
34 Special sidebar: Australia’s 2002 Total Eclipse of the Sun, Fred Espenak
Departments
4 Editorial, Mike Bennett
On Becoming the Executive Director
5

Society Scope
News and information for Society members

8 Astronomy Newsflash, Mark Shwartz
Looking Inside the Sun
9 Research Notebook, Christopher Conselice
From Darkness to Light
10 Armchair Astrophysics, Christopher Wanjek
The Gamma-Ray Burst Next Door
11 Annals of Astronomy, Clifford J. Cunningham
Bode’s Law on Trial
12 Echoes of the Past, Katherine Bracher
The Satellites of Jupiter
13 Focus on Education, Jeff Lockwood
Prediction in the Classroom
14 Observer’s Page, John Shibley
A Whirlpool Romance
C1 Sky Map and Sky Talk, Richard Talcott
March Sky Map | April Sky Map | May Sky Map
41

Book Review, William Sheehan
Cosmic Discoveries (by David H. Levy and Wendee Levy)

42 Works of Note
New books that may be of interest to you
 
 
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