Glory Of The First Planet: A Detailed Review Of Mercury
This book is, as it says, entirely dedicated to the planet Mercury and its hidden secrets. Some of which you will learn in class, but most of which I hope will happily surprise you. Though this should not be used a substitute for the direct teachings of the professor actually in charge of Astronomy, you will find the details I've included to be wholly accurate as of 2014. I've included all source material as well as visual aids.
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Mercury In Rome
Chapter 1
As in all subjects, let us begin with the most basic of details: the planet's location and rotation, and where the name "Mercury" originates from. In this section we will be reviewing the basics of Mercury's rotation, it's position in the Solar System, and not just why the planet was called "Mercury" but who the God "Mercury" actually was and his importance to Roman society.
Mercury, as most know, is the first planet in the Solar System. It rotates the slowest of all planets, though its rotation cycle is smaller due to its close proximity to the Sun. However, because it has such a sluggish orbital path Mercury is quite visible to Earth both at sunrise and sunset(1). It is theorized that its lack of speed is due to the Sun's own gravitational force, the same thing that keeps all the planets in the Solar System from simply drifting away (mind you, it requires much more than just the Sun's gravitational force to make a Solar System, but I won't be getting into that this chapter and perhaps not even this book.) Evidence of the Sun's continued influence on Mercury includes the lack of movement along the face of Mercury, that meaning we only ever see one side of the planet at any given time. Just like the moon that never turns as it orbits Earth, Mercury does not turn on its Axis and instead remains stationary during its flight.
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(1) Professor Quilmane - Lesson 2: Mercury
