The Outer galaxy [electronic resource] : proceedings of a symposium held in honor of Frank J. Kerr at the University of Maryland, College Park, May 28-29, 1987 / L. Blitz, F.J. Lockman (eds.)
The book summarizes research into the fundamental properties of the outer Milky Way (including its mass, scale and rotation properties) and covers topics such as spiral structure, the interstellar medium, star formation, satellites of the Milky Way and the outer parts of some nearby galaxies. It con...
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer-Verlag,
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| Series: | Lecture notes in physics ;
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Table of Contents:
- Fundamental Parameters: Scale, Rotation and Mass
- Large Scale Surveys and Overall Structure
- Spiral Structure
- The Interstellar Medium and the Near Outer Galaxy
- Star Formation and Molecular and High-Velocity Clouds
- The Magellanic Clouds and the Outer Regions of Other Galaxies
- The Historical Frank Kerr
- Index of Authors
- List of Participants.