The evolution of galaxies : I--observational clues /

Galaxies have a history. This has become clear from recent sky surveys, which have shown that distant galaxies, formed early in the life of the Universe, differ from the nearby ones. New observational windows at ultraviolet, infrared and millimetric wavelengths (provided by ROSAT, IRAM, IUE, IRAS, I...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Vílchez, José M., Stasińska, G., Pérez, Enrique
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, [2001]
Subjects:	Galaxies > Evolution > Congresses. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. Astrophysics and Astroparticles. Galaxies > Évolution > Congrès. Galaxies > Evolution. Electronic books. Conference proceedings.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter I. The interstellar and intergalactic medium
Chapter II. Element abundancies in galaxies
Chapter III. Evolution of stellar populations
Chapter IV. Structure, dynamics and environment of galaxies
Chapter V. Evolution with redshift
Summary and future prospects.