The book supersedes the classic text Galactic Astronomy that James Binney wrote with Dimitri Mihalas, and complements Galactic Dynamics by Binney and Scott Tremaine. It will be invaluable to researchers and is accessible to any student who has a background in undergraduate physics. The book supersedes the classic text Galactic Astronomy that James Binney wrote with. Binney and Merrifield introduce all astronomical concepts necessary to.

• • Title • Galactic astronomy /​ James Binney and Michael Merrifield. Author • Binney, James, 1950-, (author.) Other Authors • Merrifield, Michael, 1964- Published • Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, c1998. Copyright • c1998. Content Types • text Carrier Types • volume Physical Description • xiii, 796 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Series • • Subjects • • • Contents • Galaxies: an overview • Astronomical measurements • The properties of stars • Morphology of galaxies • Evolution of stars and stellar populations • Star clusters • The cosmic distance scale • The interstellar media of galaxies • The Milky Way's ISM • Components of the Milky Way • Stellar Kinematics in external galaxies • APPENDICES: A: Gravitational deflection of light • B: Important astronomical catalogs • C: Richardson-Lucy deconvolution • D: Useful numbers.

Sher dar borai ishku oshiki. • Notes • Includes bibliographical references (pages 745-776) and index. Language • English ISBN • 650 Dewey Number • 523.1 Libraries Australia ID • Contributed by Get this edition.