Galaxies in the Universe: An Introduction (Paperback)

~ Linda S. Sparke (Author), John S. Gallagher III (Author) "Galaxies appear on the sky as huge clouds of light, thousands of light-years across: see the illustrations in Section 1.3 below..." (more)
Key Phrases: few gigayears, several gigayears, square arcsecond, Milky Way, Big Bang, Magellanic Clouds (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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'Galaxies in the Universe: An Introduction is a well-thought-out and easy-to-read text ... This book is reasonably priced, and well-suited to its readership. I strongly recommend it to those working on, and teaching about, galaxies. there is certainly enough material here for several courses.' Paul O'Brien, The Observatory

'The clear and friendly style of the text ... make this an ideal introduction to galaxies and an excellent preparation for more advanced text and the research literature.' Europe & Astronomy

'The clear and friendly style of the text, thorough coverage of fundamentals, extensive use of up-to-date observations, and helpful problems make this an ideal introduction to galaxies and an excellent preparation for more advanced texts and the research literature. It makes this book accessible for advanced amateurs, as well.' Orion (Société Astronomique de Suisse)

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'The clear and friendly style of the text ... make this an ideal introduction to galaxies and an excellent preparation for more advanced text and the research literature.' Europe & Astronomy

'Galaxies in the Universe: An Introduction is a well-thought-out and easy-to-read text ... This book is reasonably priced, and well-suited to its readership. I strongly recommend it to those working on, and teaching about, galaxies. there is certainly enough material here for several courses.' Paul O'Brien, The Observatory

'The clear and friendly style of the text, thorough coverage of fundamentals, extensive use of up-to-date observations, and helpful problems make this an ideal introduction to galaxies and an excellent preparation for more advanced texts and the research literature. It makes this book accessible for advanced amateurs, as well.' Orion (Société Astronomique de Suisse) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (August 21, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521597404
• ISBN-13: 978-0521597401
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,215,090 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Galaxies in the Universe review, February 9, 2008

By	John E. Shirey "Space Cadet" (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Galaxies in the Universe: An Introduction (Paperback)

This book does an excellent job of delineating the many observations of galaxies, not only in the present but also in the formation of galaxies and clusters of galaxies since the big bang. Much of the contemporary theories about galactic structure and star movements is backed up with math. Since this is a textbook, there are many problems to work on, and there are solution hints in an appendix. I would recommend it to any serious student of astronomy and physics.

3 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great, May 15, 2004

By	C. Bradley - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is a little dense and its homework problems are especially confusing because of the poor framework laid out to solve them.