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Author:   Gerry Gilmore ,  Bob Carswell
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1987 ed.
Volume:   207
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.780kg
ISBN:  

9789027725455

ISBN 10:   9027725454
Pages:   435
Publication Date:   30 June 1987
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Galactic Distance Scales.- Comparison of the Galaxy with External Spiral Galaxies.- The Galactic Center.- The High Energy Galaxy.- Molecular Clouds in the Galaxy.- The Morphology of Cool, Diffuse Gas and Dust in the Galaxy.- Highly Evolved Stars in the Galaxy as Seen by IRAS and in OH Surveys.- Nonlinear Phenomena in Spiral Galaxies.- Stellar Superclusters and Groups.- An Investigation of the Relations Between Age, Chemical Composition and Parameters of Velocity Distribution Based on uvbyß Photometry of F Stars within 100 Parsec.- The Multivariate Stellar Distribution Function.- The Structure of the Galactic Halo.- Kinematics of Old Stars.- Population Studies of the Galaxy - Constraints on the Thin Disk, Thick Disk and the Halo.- Kinematics and Galactic Structure.- Galactic Chemical Evolution.- Mass Loss from Single and Close Binary Stars.- Dynamical Evolution of the Galactic Disk.- The Galaxy in Action Space.- The Formation of the Galaxy.

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'... the editors can be proud of the results of what must have been a prodigious effort; they point the way for future productions. The scientific content fully deserves such presentation.' The Observatory, Vol. 108.

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