The Magellanic Clouds--a pair of nearby, satellite galaxies--are caught in a dynamic struggle with each other and with our Milky Way. Given their proximity, these satellite galaxies offer a unique opportunity to study in detail the dynamics and composition of other galaxies. This book provides a comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge concerning the Magellanic Clouds. The author presents the latest understanding of the structure, evolution and dynamics of these satellite galaxies, and draws together wide-ranging observations in the X-ray, far-ultraviolet, infrared and millimeter wavelengths, including results from the Hubble Space Telescope. For graduate students and researchers, this timely book provides a definitive reference on the Magellanic Clouds; it also provides useful supplementary reading for graduate courses on galaxies, the interstellar medium, stellar evolution and the chemical composition of galaxies.
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"...this is an important book that will be an indispensable guide and a source of references for the next generation of observers of the clouds of Magellan." Sidney van den Bergh, Science
"...this is an important book that will be an indispensable guide and a source of references for the next generation of observors of the cloud of Magellan." Sidney van den Bergh, Science
"...this is an important book that will be an indispensable guide and a source of references for the next generation of observors of the cloud of Magellan." Sidney van den Bergh, Science
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The Magellanic Clouds - a pair of nearby, satellite galaxies - are caught in a dynamic struggle internally and with our Milky Way. Given their close proximity, they offer a unique opportunity to study in detail the dynamics and composition of other galaxies. This is the first book to provide a synthesised and comprehensive account of the Magellanic Clouds. It presents the latest understanding of their structure, evolution and dynamics; and draws together observations from the X-ray, far-ultraviolet, infrared and millimeter wavelengths, including results from the Hubble Space Telescope. For graduate students and researchers, this timely edition provides a definitive reference on the Magellanic Clouds; and gives useful supplementary reading for graduate courses on galaxies, the interstellar medium, and stellar evolution.
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The Magellanic Clouds have been for thousands of years to the inhabitants of the southern hemisphere. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
supergiant shells, galactic supergiants, true globular clusters, galactic halo clusters, true globulars, carbon stars, most luminous stars, stellar associations, oldest clusters, youngest clusters, populous clusters, mag brighter, tidal radius, interstellar lines, colour excess, outer clusters, stellar content, lower metallicity, distance moduli, galactic globular clusters, binary clusters, distance modulus, moduli derived, maser emission, red supergiants Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Magellanic Clouds, Magellanic Stream, Magellanic System, Milky Way, Shapley Constellation, Author Method, Local Group, Age Myr, Blackwell Science Ltd, Einstein Observatory, Small Cloud New!
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The Magellanic Clouds have been for thousands of years to the inhabitants of the southern hemisphere. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
supergiant shells, galactic supergiants, true globular clusters, galactic halo clusters, true globulars, carbon stars, most luminous stars, stellar associations, oldest clusters, youngest clusters, populous clusters, mag brighter, tidal radius, interstellar lines, colour excess, outer clusters, stellar content, lower metallicity, distance moduli, galactic globular clusters, binary clusters, distance modulus, moduli derived, maser emission, red supergiants Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Magellanic Clouds, Magellanic Stream, Magellanic System, Milky Way, Shapley Constellation, Author Method, Local Group, Age Myr, Blackwell Science Ltd, Einstein Observatory, Small Cloud New!
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- The Magellanic Clouds (International Astronomical Union Symposia) by Raymond Haynes on 5 pages
- Plasma Loops in the Solar Corona (Cambridge Astrophysics) by R. J. Bray in Front Matter
- The Physics of Solar Flares (Cambridge Astrophysics) by Einar Tandberg-Hanssen in Front Matter
- The Middle Ages: Stories, Activities and Reproducibles to Connet Reading and Writing to Social Studies by Tara McCarthy on page 1
- Solar and Stellar Activity Cycles (Cambridge Astrophysics) by Peter R. Wilson in Front Matter
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- The Carbon Star Phenomenon (International Astronomical Union Symposia) by Robert F. Wing on 8 pages
- Gravitational Dynamics (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics) by Ofer Lahav on 5 pages
- Milky Way Galaxy by L. Marochnik on page 204, page 207, and page 393
- Astronomy from Wide-Field Imaging (International Astronomical Union Symposia) by H.T. MacGillivray on page 509, page 510, and page 512
- Planetary Nebulae (International Astronomical Union Symposia) by Harm J. Habing on page 113, page 417, and page 477
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