The Galaxies of the Local Group Hardback
by Sidney (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) Bergh
Part of the Cambridge Astrophysics series
Hardback
Description
The Local Group is a small cluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way.
At least half of all galaxies in the Universe are thought to belong to similar groups.
This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of what is known about the Local Group.
It begins with a summary of each member galaxy, as well as those galaxies previously regarded as possible members.
The book examines the mass, stability and evolution of the Local Group as a whole and includes many important previously unpublished results and conclusions.
With clarity, Professor van den Bergh provides a masterful summary of all that is known about the galaxies of the Local Group and their evolution, and expertly places this knowledge in the wider context of on-going studies of galaxy formation and evolution, the cosmic distance scale, and the conditions in the early Universe.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:346 pages, 82 Tables, unspecified; 19 Halftones, unspecified; 84 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:15/05/2000
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- ISBN:9780521651813
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:346 pages, 82 Tables, unspecified; 19 Halftones, unspecified; 84 Line drawings, unspecified
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:15/05/2000
- Category:
- ISBN:9780521651813
