The Andromeda Galaxy and the Rise of Modern Astronomy

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Schultz, David (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Σειρά: Astronomers' Universe,
• Θέματα: Physics.; History.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; History of Science.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

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. It is also almost a twin of the Milky Way Galaxy and our neighbor in space, now known to be about 2.5 million light-yea...