Dust in the Galactic Environment (2nd Edition) (Graduate Series in Astronomy)
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: November 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780750306249
Subjects: Astrophysics; Galaxies, clusters, intergalactic matter; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - Universe; Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; Cosmology
First sentence: Interstellar space is, by terrestrial standards, a near-perfect vacuum: the average particle density in the solar neighbourhood of our Galaxy is approximatelv 106 -3 (one atom per cubic centimetre), a factor of about 1019 less than in the terrestrial atmosphere at sea level.