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Galaxy Formation and Evolution

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  1. Hyron Spinrad

    1. University of California, Berkeley, USA

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  • First book to deal solely with the evolution of galaxies from the early universe to the present time
  • Written from the perspective of an active observer with a lifetime's experience in this field. Draws on the most recent observations of galaxies, obtained by the very last ground- and space-based instrumentation
  • Will reflect the rapid advances made in this field

Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)

Part of the book sub series: Astronomy and Planetary Sciences (ASTRONOMY)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  6. Observational Cosmology

    Pages 141-165

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 193-197
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About this book

An Astronomical Life – Observing the Depths of the Universe” Though science as a subject can be di?cult, what has been more important for me is that its practice can also be rewarding fun! This book is crafted to expose the reader to the excitement of modern observational cosmology through the study of galaxy evolution over space and cosmic time. Recent extragalactic research has led to many rapid advances in the ?eld. Even a suitable skeptic of certain pronouncements about the age and structure of the Universe should be pleased with the large steps that have been taken in furthering our understanding of the Universe since the early 1990’s. My personal involvement in galaxy research goes back to the 1960’s. At that point, galaxies were easily recognized and partially understood as organized c- lections of stars and gas. What their masses were presented a problem, which I supposed would just fade away. But fade it didn’t. Distant active nuclei and quasars were discovered in the mid-1960’s. A c- mon view of QSOs was that they have large redshifts, but what use are they for cosmology or normal galaxy astrophysics? I shared that conclusion. My expec- tions fell below their potential utility. In short, the Universe of our expectations rarely matches the Universe as it is discovered.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Hyron Spinrad

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Galaxy Formation and Evolution

  • Authors: Hyron Spinrad

  • Series Title: Springer Praxis Books

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29007-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-25498-0Published: 17 August 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06489-0Published: 21 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-29007-0Published: 29 August 2006

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 198

  • Additional Information: Joint published with Praxis Publishing, UK

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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