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This graduate-level text/reference covers gaseous nebulae and the emission regions in Seyfert galaxies, quasars, and other types of active galactic nuclei. Written by a world-renowned expert in the field, this book is invaluable for graduate students and researchers in this important research area.
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Donald E. Osterbrock is a Professor at the Lick Observatory.
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"Highly recommended for seniors and graduate students in physics and astronomy, and as an up-to-date reference book." -- Choice
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- PublisherUniv Science Books
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 0935702229
- ISBN 13 9780935702224
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages408
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Xv, 408 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine Lettered In Silver. First Printing Indicated ( A Re-Treatment Of His 1974 Study), Copyright 1989, But Some Citations Show A 1988 Or 1990 Publication Date. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Inscribed By Ostrbrock Ro Fellow Jpl Astronomer Ray L. Newburn. Donald Edward Osterbrock (1924 ? 2007) Was An American Astronomer, Best Known For His Work On Star Formation And On The History Of Astronomy.Osterbrock Served With The Us Army In The Second World War, Making Weather Observations In The Pacific. He Did Undergraduate Classes In Physics At The University Of Chicago As Part Of His Weather Training. He Was Then Educated At The University Of Chicago, Where He Received Bachelor's And Master's Degrees In Physics And A Phd In Astronomy In 1952. He Was A Student Of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar While Working At University Of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory. His Work There With William Wilson Morgan And Stewart Sharpless When They Showed The Existence Of The Milky Way's Spiral Arms. He Became A Post-Doctoral Researcher, Instructor And Assistant Professor At The California Institute Of Technology Until 1958. He Was Then Appointed Assistant Professor At The University Of Wisconsin?Madison, Received Tenure There In 1959, And Was Promoted To Full Professor In 1961. He Was A Guggenheim Fellow For The Academic Year 1960?1961. In 1973 He Moved From Madison To The University Of California At Santa Cruz, As Professor Of Astronomy And Astrophysics, And Director Of Lick Observatory, A Position He Held Until 1981. He Remained On The Faculty At Uc Santa Cruz Until His Retirement In 1993. Thereafter, Emeritus Professor Osterbrock Continued To Make Daily Trips To His Office On Campus, To Work On His Research, To Keep Publishing, And To Maintain An Active Role In The Astronomical Community. At The Time Of His Death He Had Authored 12 Monographs On Astronomy And The History Of Astronomy, Including, In 1989 The Influential Textbook Astrophysics Of Gaseous Nebulae And Active Galactic Nuclei, And The Recently Updated And Revised 2Nd Edition (2006) Written Along With Gary Ferland Of The University Of Kentucky. Alongside His More Than 150 Articles On Astronomy And Astrophysics, He Published 70 Historical Studies, Biographical Memoirs, And Obituaries Of Major Figures In Nineteenth And Twentieth Century Astronomy, And Numerous Book Reviews. Osterbrock's Research Included Work On The Nature Of Ionized Gases Around Hot Stars And Studying Active Galactic Nuclei Powered By Black Holes. Osterbrock Received Lifetime Achievement Awards From The American Astronomical Society And The Astronomical Society Of The Pacific. He Was President Of The American Astronomical Society From 1988 To 1990. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 052244
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