The Milky Way and Other Galaxies.

By:

Faulkner, Nicholas [Author]

Contributor(s):

Gregersen, Erik

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781538303955

Subject(s):

Galaxies -- Juvenile literature

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

QB857 .M555 2019

Online resources:

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Contents:

Subject: Our galaxy, the Milky Way, and others, are so vast and varied that there is virtually no limit to what we can learn about them. This comprehensive book aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards focusing on the universe and its stars, and offers readers a detailed and scientific look at nearly all facets of the Milky Way and galaxies in general. Readers will study the different types of galaxies and their behaviors, the stars that compose them, and the interstellar medium. Any serious student of the space sciences will appreciate this fascinating and all-encompassing book.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; The Milky Way; Globular Clusters; Open Clusters; Stellar Associations; Moving Groups; Emission nebulae; Planetary Nebulae; Dust Clouds; The Interstellar Medium; Companions of the Milky Way Galaxy; Size of the Milky Way Galaxy; The Milky Way Galaxy Nucleus; Understanding Black Holes; The Central Bulge; The Disk; The Spiral Arms; The Spherical Component; The Milky Way Galaxy's Massive Halo; Magnetic Field; Rotation of the Milky Way Galaxy; The Galaxy's Mass; Chapter 2; The Study of Galaxies; Galaxy Evolution; Andromeda Nebula Novae

Van Maanen RotationShapley-Curtis Debate; Hubble and the Discovery Of Extragalactic Objects; The Distance to the Andromeda Nebula; Edwin Powell Hubble; Extragalactic Astronomy; Chapter 3; Galaxies of Many Types; Elliptical Galaxies; Spiral Galaxies; S0 Galaxies; Sa Galaxies; Sb Galaxies; Andromeda Galaxy; Sc Galaxies; SB Galaxies; Irregular Galaxies; Other Types of Galaxies; Chapter 4; Galaxies Other Than Our Own; Luminosity of External Galaxies; Age; Composition of External Galaxies; Galaxy Clusters; Distribution of Clusters; How Cluster Members Interact; Radio Galaxies; Virgo A.

X-ray GalaxiesRadio and X-ray Sources; Quasars; Gamma-Ray Bursters; Coma Cluster; Cygnus A; Great Attractor; Magellanic Clouds; M81 Group; Maffei 1 and 2; Virgo A; Virgo Cluster; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, and others, are so vast and varied that there is virtually no limit to what we can learn about them. This comprehensive book aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards focusing on the universe and its stars, and offers readers a detailed and scientific look at nearly all facets of the Milky Way and galaxies in general. Readers will study the different types of galaxies and their behaviors, the stars that compose them, and the interstellar medium. Any serious student of the space sciences will appreciate this fascinating and all-encompassing book.

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