Galaxy formation and evolution
By: Hyron Spinrad.
Series: Springer-Praxis books in astrophysics and astronomy
Publisher: Springer; Pulished in association with Praxis Pub.; Praxis Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Berlin; New York; Chichester, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
Subjects: Galaxies -- Evolution.; Galaxies -- Formation.
Description: "Understanding how the form and structure of galaxies have evolved has profound implications for our knowledge of how the Universe itself has been shaped over the past 12 billion years or so. This book discusses the evolution of the galaxies in detail and, whilst acknowledging the boundaries of what we know about the most distant galaxies, makes important comparisons between nearby galaxies and the most distant currently observed."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.