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The Universe of galaxies

Title
The Universe of galaxies / compiled by Paul W. Hodge.
Publication
New York : W.H. Freeman, ©1984.

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Additional Authors
Hodge, Paul W.
Description
113 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
Summary
The Milky Way Galaxy, Andromeda Galaxy, Dark Mater in spiral Galazies, Cosmic Jets.
Uniform Title
Scientific American.
Subject
Galaxies
Note
  • "Readings from Scientific American."
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. [109]-110.
Contents
The Milky Way galaxy / Bok -- The Andromeda galaxy / Hodge -- Dark matter in spiral galaxies / Rubin -- The evolution of disk galaxies / Strom and Strom -- Violent tides between galaxies / Toomre and Toomre -- Centaurus A: the nearest active galaxy / Burns and Price -- Cosmic jets / Blandford, Begelman and Rees -- Superclusters and voids in the distribution of galaxies / Gregory and Thompson -- Quasars as probes of the distant and early universe / Osmer.
ISBN
  • 0716716755
  • 9780716716754
  • 0716716763
  • 9780716716761
LCCN
84004090
OCLC
  • ocm10505597
  • 10505597
  • SCSB-8981197
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library