Galactic Astronomy / / James Binney, Michael Merrifield.
This is the definitive treatment of the phenomenology of galaxies--a clear and comprehensive volume that takes full account of the extraordinary recent advances in the field. The book supersedes the classic text Galactic Astronomy that James Binney wrote with Dimitri Mihalas, and complements Galacti...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2021] ©1999 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Series in Astrophysics ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (816 p.) :; 100 halftones |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Galaxies: an overview
- 2. Astronomical Measurements
- 3. The Properties of Stars
- 4. Morphology of Galaxies
- 5. Evolution of Stars and Stellar Populations
- 6. Star clusters
- 7. The Cosmic Distance Scale
- 8. The Interstellar Media of Galaxies
- 9. The Milky Way's ISM
- 10. Components of the Milky Way
- 11. Stellar Kinematics in External Galaxies
- Appendices
- References
- Index