| 书目名称 | The Andromeda Galaxy and the Rise of Modern Astronomy |
| 编辑 | David Schultz |
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| 概述 | An absorbing account of the Milky Way‘s "galactic twin".Describes how the study of Andromeda Galaxy has led to our current understanding of the nature of the universe and drastically increased our kno |
| 丛书名称 | Astronomers‘ Universe |
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| 描述 | .The Andromeda Galaxy – Messier’s M31 – has an almost romantic appeal. It is the most distant object and the only extragalactic object that is visible to the unaided human eye. Now known to be about 2½ million light-years away, it appears in the sky to be several times the width of the full Moon under good seeing conditions. The Andromeda Galaxy and the Rise of Modern Astronomy examines the astronomical studies of Andromeda and its importance to our developing knowledge of the universe. The book discusses how M31 was described both by the Ancients, but more importantly, by astronomers from the nineteenth century to the present. .While at the start of the twentieth century the universe was thought of as a finite cosmos dominated by the Milky Way, the study of Andromeda galaxy shattered that image, leading ultimately to the conception of an infinite universe of countless galaxies and vast distances. Even today, M31 is a major focal point for new astronomical discoveries, and it also remains one of the most popular (and rewarding) celestial objects for amateur astronomers to observe and study. This book reveals the little-known history of M31 and the scientists who study it..For all w |
| 出版日期 | Book 2012 |
| 关键词 | Andromeda Nebulae; Classification of Galaxies; Edwin Hubble; Extragalactic Astronomy; History of Astrono |
| 版次 | 1 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3049-0 |
| isbn_softcover | 978-1-4614-3048-3 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-1-4614-3049-0Series ISSN 1614-659X Series E-ISSN 2197-6651 |
| issn_series | 1614-659X |
| copyright | Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 |
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