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Springer Galaxies And Cosmology 2004 Edition by Francoise Combes Patrick Boissé Alain Mazure
Unique in its breadth of coverage and level of presentation this revised textbook provides more on the nature of galaxies extragalactic objects the large-scale structure of the Universe and cosmology than is available in general textbooks on astronomy. It remains however accessible to advanced undergraduate students. One or more chapters are devoted to each of the following: the classification and morphology of galaxies; the galactic interstellar medium; galactic kinematics; elliptical spiral and barred spiral galaxies; the interactions between galaxies; extragalactic radio sources quasars and their line spectra and other active galactic nuclei; the formation of galaxies; the Universe as a whole; and cosmology. Table of contents : General Introduction.- 1. The Classification and Morphology of Galaxies.- 2. The Galactic Interstellar Medium.- 3. The Kinematics and Masses of Galaxies.- 4. Elliptical Galaxies.- 5. The Spiral Structure of Galaxies.- 6. Barred Galaxies.- 7. Interactions Between Galaxies.- 8. Extragalactic Radio Sources.- 9. Quasars and Other Active Nuclei.- 10. Quasar Absorption-Line Systems.- 11. The Universe on a Large Scale.- 12. The Formation of Galaxies and Large Structures in the Universe.- 13. Cosmology.- List of Constants Notation and Units Used.