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James Binney Michael Merrifield Galactic Astronomy (Paperback). Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Title: Galactic Astronomy. Format: Paperback. Item Weight: 1134g. Item Length: 152mm. Item Height: 235mm. Country/Region of Manufacture: US. Language: English. Further DetailsTitle: Galactic Astronomy Condition: New Author: James Binney, Michael Merrifield Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0691025657 EAN: 9780691025650 ISBN: 9780691025650 Publisher: Princeton University Press Genre: Science Nature & Math Release Date: 09/06/1998 Description: 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 Galactic Dynamics by Binney and Scott Tremaine. It will be invaluable to researchers and is accessible to any student who has a background in undergraduate physics. The book draws on observations both of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, and of external galaxies. The two sources are complementary, since the former tends to be highly detailed but difficult to interpret, while the latter is typically poorer in quality but conceptually simpler to understand. Binney and Merrifield introduce all astronomical concepts necessary to understand the properties of galaxies, including coordinate systems, magnitudes and colors, the phenomenology of stars, the theory of stellar and chemical evolution, and the measurement of astronomical distances.The book's core covers the phenomenology of external galaxies, star clusters in the Milky Way, the interstellar media of external galaxies, gas in the Milky Way, the structure and kinematics of the stellar components of the Milky Way, and the kinematics of external galaxies. Throughout, the book emphasizes the observational basis for current understanding of galactic astronomy, with references to the original literature. Offering both new information and a comprehensive view of its subject, it will be an indispensable source for professionals, as well as for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 235mm Item Length: 152mm Item Weight: 1134g Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics Release Year: 1998 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
