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    Book Title
    Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology: An Introduction
    Narrative Type
    Astronomy
    Genre
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    Topic
    Astronomy
    Intended Audience
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    ISBN
    9783642540820
    Subject Area
    Science
    Publication Name
    Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology : an Introduction
    Publisher
    Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
    Item Length
    11 in
    Subject
    Physics / Astrophysics, Cosmology, Astronomy
    Publication Year
    2014
    Type
    Textbook
    Format
    Hardcover
    Language
    English
    Author
    Peter Schneider
    Item Weight
    70.5 Oz
    Item Width
    8.3 in
    Number of Pages
    Xviii, 626 Pages

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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
    ISBN-10
    3642540821
    ISBN-13
    9783642540820
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    202563558

    Product Key Features

    Number of Pages
    Xviii, 626 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Name
    Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology : an Introduction
    Publication Year
    2014
    Subject
    Physics / Astrophysics, Cosmology, Astronomy
    Type
    Textbook
    Author
    Peter Schneider
    Subject Area
    Science
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Weight
    70.5 Oz
    Item Length
    11 in
    Item Width
    8.3 in

    Additional Product Features

    Edition Number
    2
    Intended Audience
    Scholarly & Professional
    Reviews
    "An obvious difference from many other roughly similar books is the large number of illustrations, many in colour. ... I recommend the book both to students and to those who work in fields other than those covered by the book ... . It is up to date, quite detailed for an introduction, and the numerous figures with references are particularly useful as jumping-off points to the original literature." (Phillip Helbig, The Observatory, April, 2016), "Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology is a textbook about what and how we know or hypothesise about the Universe and our Galaxy. The book starts out with a short overview of all the strange and wonderful astronomical objects and cosmological ideas that we face in modern science. I enjoyed most the depth and abundance of details provided in the book." (AstroMadness.com, May, 2017) "An obvious difference from many other roughly similar books is the large number of illustrations, many in colour. ... I recommend the book both to students and to those who work in fields other than those covered by the book ... . It is up to date, quite detailed for an introduction, and the numerous figures with references are particularly useful as jumping-off points to the original literature." (Phillip Helbig, The Observatory, April, 2016)
    Dewey Edition
    23
    Number of Volumes
    1 vol.
    Illustrated
    Yes
    Dewey Decimal
    523.112
    Table Of Content
    Introduction and overview.- The Milky Way as a galaxy.- The World of Galaxies.- Cosmology I: Homogeneous isotropic world models.- Active galactic nuclei.- Clusters and groups of galaxies.- Cosmology II: Inhomogeneities in the Universe.- Cosmology III: The cosmological parameters.- The Universe at high redshift.- Galaxy evolution.- Outlook.- A: The electromagnetic radiation field.- B: Properties of stars.- C: Units and constants.- D: Recommended literature.- Index.
    Synopsis
    This greatly enhanced and expanded second edition of the leading textbook on astronomy incorporates spectacular new imagery and recent results from recently commissioned observatory platforms including the Galaxy Evolution Explorer, Herschel, and ALMA., This second edition has been updated and substantially expanded. Starting with the description of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, this cogently written textbook introduces the reader to the astronomy of galaxies, their structure, active galactic nuclei, evolution and large scale distribution in the Universe. After an extensive and thorough introduction to modern observational and theoretical cosmology, the focus turns to the formation of structures and astronomical objects in the early Universe. The basics of classical astronomy and stellar astrophysics needed for extragalactic astronomy are provided in the appendix. While this book has grown out of introductory university courses on astronomy and astrophysics and includes a set of problems and solutions, it will not only benefit undergraduate students and lecturers; thanks to the comprehensive coverage of the field, even graduate students and researchers specializing in related fields will appreciate it as a valuable reference work.
    LC Classification Number
    QB1-991

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    • Highly complex but worth it

      Truly incredible piece of work though I wouldn't call it "user-friendly". Lots of assumptions made by author about the readers previous knowledge especially regarding symbols. For duffers like myself, you'll have to be hitting wikipedia and other sources in conjunction with this material to get a reasonable understanding. That's not a bad thing--just expect to have to put in the effort. Supposedly written for a 300 level physics class, there appears to be super-genius undergrads these days. The photographs are breath-taking from recent Hubble and other sources. Overall, its a great book to have in your cosmology library.

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