Galactic Astronomy is, and for some time to come will certainly remain, one of the more important items in the astronomy curricula. There are at present a number of excellent text-books and monographs covering the whole subject or certain of its aspects. It seems however that there is not a single book where at least some of the more important problems dealt with in text-books and university courses would be presented in the form of laboratory exercises. This short series of exercises represents an attempt to fill this gap. What is, in general, the aim of such exercises? As to this point, the author fully agrees with Prof. Minnaert's opinion that "No natural science should ever be taught without practical work. Students in astronomy should have regular exercises, not so much to teach them observing skill, but mainly to bring before their eyes the reality of the concepts introduced during the lectures." This applies to Galactic Astronomy as well as to any other branch of our science.

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Book Title: Selected Exercises in Galactic Astronomy
Authors: I. Atanasijević
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3111-0
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1971
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3113-4Published: 12 October 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3111-0Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 156
Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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