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The Galaxy
. Ed(S): Gilmore, Gerry; Carswell, Bob
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Description for The Galaxy
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Cambridge, U.K., August 4-15, 1986 Editor(s): Gilmore, Gerry; Carswell, Bob. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 435 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 688.
The Milky Way Galaxy offers a unique opportunity to study the structure and contents of a major stellar system in three dimensions, at high spatial and spectral resolution, and to very large galactocentric distances. This potential can be realised only by statistical surveys of large areas of the sky, and by detailed study of specific regions with exceptional properties, such as the Galactic centre, and of specific classes of object, such as the globular clusters. The acquisition of such data from a variety of ground-based and satellite surveys has been a primary topic of Galactic research for some years. Several ... Read more
The Milky Way Galaxy offers a unique opportunity to study the structure and contents of a major stellar system in three dimensions, at high spatial and spectral resolution, and to very large galactocentric distances. This potential can be realised only by statistical surveys of large areas of the sky, and by detailed study of specific regions with exceptional properties, such as the Galactic centre, and of specific classes of object, such as the globular clusters. The acquisition of such data from a variety of ground-based and satellite surveys has been a primary topic of Galactic research for some years. Several ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
Series
NATO Science Series C
Number of Pages
435
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401082419
SKU
V9789401082419
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Reviews for The Galaxy
`... the editors can be proud of the results of what must have been a prodigious effort; they point the way for future productions. The scientific content fully deserves such presentation.' The Observatory, Vol. 108.