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Galaxies and the Cosmic Frontier

Galaxies and the Cosmic Frontier

by Paul W. Hodge and William H. Waller
Hardback
Publication Date: 31/07/2003

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Orienting us with an insider's tour of our cosmic home, the Milky Way, William Waller and Paul Hodge then take us on a spectacular journey, inviting us to probe the exquisite structures and dynamics of the giant spiral and elliptical galaxies, to witness colliding and erupting galaxies, and to pay our respects to the most powerful galaxies of all-the quasars. A basic guide to the latest news from the cosmic frontier-about the black holes in the centers of galaxies, about the way in which some galaxies cannibalize each other, about the vast distances between galaxies, and about the remarkable new evidence regarding dark energy and the cosmic expansion-this book gives us a firm foundation for exploring the more speculative fringes of our current understanding.

This is a heavily revised and completely updated version of Hodge's Galaxies, which won an Association of American Publishers PROSE Award for Best Science Book of the Year in 1986.
ISBN:
9780674010796
9780674010796
Category:
Cosmology & the universe
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
31-07-2003
Language:
English
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
334
Dimensions (mm):
248x162x29mm
Weight:
0.92kg
William H. Waller

William H. Waller worked as a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and a research professor at Tufts University before becoming a high-school science teacher. He is the co-author, with Paul Hodge, of Galaxies and the Cosmic Frontier and author of The Milky Way- An Insider's Guide. He lives in Rockport, Massachusetts.

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