An Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology - Softcover

Edited By Mark H. Jones , Robert J. A. Lambourne , Stephen Serjeant

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107492610 ISBN 13: 9781107492615

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2015

Synopsis

This full colour textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to galaxies and cosmological models, for undergraduates and amateur astronomers.

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About the Authors

Mark H. Jones is a Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor in the Department of Physical Sciences at The Open University where his current research concentrates on the structure of the zodiacal cloud. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Robert J. A. Lambourne is Professor of Educational Physics, Department of Physical Sciences at The Open University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics. In 2002 he was awarded the Bragg Medal of the Institute of Physics in recognition of his contributions to physics education.

Stephen Serjeant is a Reader in Cosmology at The Open University. He co-leads the active galaxies science theme of the ATLAS Key Project on the Herschel Space Observatory and leads Herschel's legacy survey at the North Ecliptic Pole.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107492610
• ISBN 13: 9781107492615
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 450