Galaxy Morphology and Classification - Hardcover

Bergh, Sidney Van Den

9780521623353: Galaxy Morphology and Classification

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521623359 ISBN 13: 9780521623353

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1998

The classification of galaxies according to their shape is a fundamental tool in astronomy. It is through classification schemes that astronomers build a deeper understanding of how galaxies form and evolve. This long-awaited book by one of the pioneers of the field provides a concise and up-to-date summary of current ideas about galaxy morphology and classification. This is the first book dedicated entirely to the shape and classification of galaxies. It introduces the most widely used schemes, explains how they have developed and what they can tell us about galaxies. The author shows how very distant galaxies (seen with the Hubble Space Telescope, for instance) often defy standard classification schemes. Finally, he looks at recent work on the use of computers to automatically classify digital images of galaxies. This topical volume provides graduate students and researchers with a unique and indispensable reference on the classification and shape of galaxies.

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Book Description:

This long-awaited book by one of the pioneers of the field provides a concise and up-to-date summary of current ideas about the shape of galaxies and how they can be classified. It introduces the most widely used classification schemes, explains how they have developed and what they can tell us about galaxies. We are also shown how very distant galaxies seen with the Hubble Space Telescope defy standard classification schemes, and how computers can be used to automatically classify digital images of galaxies.This topical volume provides graduate students and researches with a unique and indispensable reference on the classification and shape of galaxies.

Review:

"The writing is vintage van den Bergh--clear, concise, objective, and quite enjoyable...If you study galaxies, you should purchase this delightful and rewarding book." Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

"Overall this is a useful book that ought to be in any good astronomical library and be read by anyone with a research interest in galaxies." Contemporary Physics

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