Binney, James. <br/><br/>
Galactic Astronomy  [electronic resource]. 

 - Princeton :  Princeton University Press,  1998. 
 - 1 online resource (818 p.). 
 - Princeton Series in Astrophysics Ser. ;  v.9 .
 - Princeton Series in Astrophysics Ser. .
<br/><br/> Description based upon print version of record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 745-776) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> This is a treatment of the phenomenology of galaxies. The text draws on observations of both our own galaxy, the Milky Way, and of external galaxies. It emphasizes the observational basis for current understanding of galactic astromony in the late '90s. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691233321 0691233322 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>22573/ctv1nx0mcb  JSTOR 9507060  IEEE 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Galaxies.<br/>Stars.<br/>Astronomy<br/>Galaxies.<br/>�Etoiles.<br/>39.40 stars and star systems: general.<br/>SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics<br/>Galaxies.<br/>Stars.<br/>Galaxie<br/>Sterrenstelsels.<br/>Astrofysica.<br/>GALAXIES.<br/>MILKY WAY GALAXY.<br/>STARS.<br/>GALACTIC STRUCTURE.<br/>Galaxies.<br/>Galaxies.<br/>Voie lact�ee.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Milky Way.<br/>Voie lact�ee.<br/>Deep space--Milky Way.<br/>Milky Way.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QB857  / .B522 1998eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>523.1 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>523.1 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>521.3 B614g