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3.0 out of 5 stars
Semi-popular book,
By Tomas Rodriguez (Spain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Galaxies: Structure and Evolution (Paperback)
This book uses a semi-popular approach. The author covers lots of topics related to galactic structure and evolution; including the most usual subjects: observations, morphology, stellar and galactic dynamics, chemical composition and cosmology. But also covers other less popular issues such as interstellar material, cosmic rays, chemical evolution, etc. However, due to the limited size of the book, none of these topics is treated in great detail. The book is written from a qualitative rather than a quantitative perspective. The mathematical content of the book is very superficial and the few formulas included are not very clarifying.
The author always keeps close to the observational phenomena. This is very satisfying since for every new phenomena introduced there is always a comparison between the predictions and the observations. The book is very entertaining and easy to read. It is aimed at readers who want to go one step beyond the mass of popular books dealing with galaxies. A summary section at the end of every chapter is very convenient to help the reader refresh the learnt knowledge. The price is also great. |
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Galaxies: Structure and Evolution by R. J. Tayler (Paperback - April 30, 1993)
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