Bright Galaxies Dark Matters (MASTERS OF MODERN PHYSICS) - Hardcover

Rubin, Vera

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563962314 ISBN 13: 9781563962318

Publisher: Am Institute of Physics, 1997

Synopsis

In 1965, Vera Rubin was the first woman permitted to observe at Palomar Observatory. In the intervening years, she has become one of the world's finest and most respected astronomers. This particular collection of essays is compiled from work written over the past 15 years and deals with a variety of subjects in astronomy and astrophysics, specifically galaxies and dark matter. The book also contains biographical sketches of astronomers who have been colleagues and friends, providing a stimulating view of a woman in science. About the Author Since 1965 Vera Rubin has been a staff member at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. Dr. Rubin has authored nearly 200 papers on the structure of our galaxy, motions within other galaxies, and large scale motions in the universe. She has been a distinguished visiting astronomer at the Cerro Tololo Inter American Observatory in Chile; a Chancellor's Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Berkeley; a President's Distinguished Visitor at Vassar College; and a Beatrice Tinsley visiting professor at the University of Texas, Austin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Am Institute of Physics
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1563962314
• ISBN 13: 9781563962318
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 236