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Galaxies in the universe : an introduction / Linda S. Sparke, John S. Gallagher III.
- Title
- Galaxies in the universe : an introduction / Linda S. Sparke, John S. Gallagher III.
- Author
- Sparke, Linda Siobhan.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2007.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| 2007 | Text | Request in advance | QB857 .S63 2007 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Gallagher, John S. (John Sill), 1947-
- Description
- ix, 431 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- This textbook provides a comprehensive and lucid modern introduction to galaxies for advanced undergraduate students in astronomy and physics.
- Subject
- Note
- Previous ed.: 2000.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-413) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- Mapping our Milky Way -- The orbits of the stars -- Our backyard : the Local Group -- Spiral and S0 galaxies -- Elliptical galaxies -- Galaxy groups and clusters -- The large-scale distribution of galaxies -- Active galactic nuclei and the early history of galaxies -- Appendix A. Units and conversions -- Appendix B. Bibliography -- Appendix C. Hints for problems.
- ISBN
- 0521855934 (hbk.)
- 9780521855938 (hbk.)
- 0521671868 (pbk.)
- 9780521671866 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 74967110
- SCSB-9900337
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library