02387nam 2200565 450 991081481260332120230803205822.01-78023-516-X1-78023-396-5(CKB)3710000000268143(EBL)1823220(SSID)ssj0001411240(PQKBManifestationID)11753361(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001411240(PQKBWorkID)11379253(PQKB)10706273(MiAaPQ)EBC1823220(Au-PeEL)EBL1823220(CaPaEBR)ebr10959506(CaONFJC)MIL654157(OCoLC)894539806(EXLCZ)99371000000026814320141104h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGalaxy mapping the cosmos /James GeachLondon :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (272 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78023-363-9 1-322-22877-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Galaxy: Mapping the Cosmos; Imprint Page; Contents; One: Cities Beyond; Two: Stepping into the Extragalactic Universe; Three: Seeing More; Four: The Evolution of Galaxies; Five: Models of the World; Distance Scale; Glossary; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; IndexEach night, we are able to gaze up at the night sky and look at the thousands of stars that stretch to the end of our individual horizons. But the stars we see are only those that make up our own Milky Way galaxy-but one of hundreds of billions in the whole of the universe, each separated by inconceivably huge tracts of empty space. In this book, astronomer James Geach tells the rich stories of both the evolution of galaxies and our ability to observe them, offering a fascinating history of how we've come to realize humanity's tiny place in the vast universe. Taking us on a compelliGalaxiesUniverseGalaxies.523.11Geach James1601492MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814812603321Galaxy3925105UNINA