Book Details

The Road to Galaxy Formation

Publication year: 2007

ISBN: 978-3-540-72535-0

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The book discusses the beginnings of the process from cosmological observations and calculations, considers the broad features of galaxies that we need to explain and what we know of their later history. The author compares the competing theories for galaxy formation and considers the progress expected from new generations of powerful telescopes both on earth and in space.


Subject: Physics and Astronomy, Cosmology, Galaxy, Galaxyformation, Universe, astronomy