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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254615803321

Titolo

From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies [[electronic resource] ] : Dialogues on a Century of Research / / edited by Mauro D'Onofrio, Roberto Rampazzo, Simone Zaggia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-31006-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIX, 785 p. 122 illus., 69 illus. in color.)

Collana

Astrophysics and Space Science Library, , 0067-0057 ; ; 435

Disciplina

523.112

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astrophysics

Cosmology

Physics

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Milky Way and the Local Group -- The manifold observations of galaxies -- The new boundary of the galaxy concept -- How do galaxies form and evolve? -- I did it my way! -- What lacks? Challenges in galaxy investigation -- Concluding remarks by the Editors.   .

Sommario/riassunto

In order to outline possible future directions in galaxy research, this book wants to be a short stopover, a moment of self-reflection of the past century of achievements in this area. Since the pioneering years of galaxy research in the early 20th century, the research on galaxies has seen a relentless advance directly connected to the parallel exponential growth of new technologies.  Through a series of interviews with distinguished astronomers the editors provide a snapshot of the achievements obtained in understanding galaxies. While many initial questions about their nature have been addressed, many are still open



and require new efforts to achieve a solution. The discussions may reveal paradigms worthwhile revisiting. With the help of some of those scientists who have contributed to it, the editors sketch the history of this scientific journey and ask them for inspirations for future directions of galaxy research.