Galaxies: Structure and Evolution (Paperback)

R J Tayler; Roger John Tayler
Cambridge University Press
9780521367103
0-521-36710-7

A quantitative introduction to what is known or theorized about the structure and evolution of galaxies--large systems of stars containing interstellar gas, dust and invisible matter--is sufficiently mathematical.

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so that quantitative results can be discussed in detail.