|
Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Galaxies, clusters, intergalactic matter
|
Buy Now
Cosmic Pinwheels: Spiral Galaxies And The Universe (Paperback)
Loot Price: R1,582
Discovery Miles 15 820
|
|
|
Cosmic Pinwheels: Spiral Galaxies And The Universe (Paperback)
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
'It is strongly biased towards the author's speciality of galaxy
morphology, and particularly to bars and rings. To be fair, these
are often given fairly short shrift in other textbooks, so this is
a useful source of detail on such topics from an expert. In
addition, references to original technical papers are given
throughout which makes the book a handy introduction to the
literature (which students may well find useful).'The Observatory
MagazineThe main goal of the book is to introduce the reader to the
world of spiral galaxies, how spirals were discovered, what they
represent from a physical point of view, and what people have
learned about the universe and the nature of galaxies in general
from the study of spirals. Topics include early discoveries of
nebulae, the island universe concept, the structure of spirals as
seen both visually with telescopes and in images obtained with
different filters, the role of spirals in the discovery of
interstellar dust and dark matter, the different kinds of spiral
galaxies and the importance of bars and rings, how different
non-spiral galaxy types such as elliptical galaxies and S0 galaxies
connect to spirals, and how spirals have contributed to our
understanding of star formation and evolution, galaxy formation and
evolution, the cosmological distance scale, and the universal
expansion. The Milky Way as a spiral galaxy is also discussed.The
book is profusely illustrated and not only a discourse on the
spirals, but is also a personal reminiscence based on the author's
studies of spiral galaxies over the past 45 years.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
