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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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For the past twelve billion years, galaxies have governed the Universe, bringing form to the firmament, light to the void. Each one a giant system of as many as hundreds of billions of stars, the galaxies are the building blocks of the cosmos, and through new data from modern telescopes--including the Hubble Space Telescope--we are discovering dizzying new facts about how they formed, how they evolve, and what they are made of. This book acquaints readers with these facts and findings--and with what they can tell us about the lives of galaxies over cosmic time, from their emergence shortly after the Hot Big Bang to their ongoing gyrations and transmutations.

Orienting us with an insider's tour of our cosmic home, the Milky Way, William Waller and Paul Hodge then take us on a spectacular journey, inviting us to probe the exquisite structures and dynamics of the giant spiral and elliptical galaxies, to witness colliding and erupting galaxies, and to pay our respects to the most powerful galaxies of all--the quasars. A basic guide to the latest news from the cosmic frontier--about the black holes in the centers of galaxies, about the way in which some galaxies cannibalize each other, about the vast distances between galaxies, and about the remarkable new evidence regarding dark energy and the cosmic expansion--this book gives us a firm foundation for exploring the more speculative fringes of our current understanding. ... Read more

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A descriptive introduction to galaxies; somewhat uninspired!
This is a comprehensive non-mathematical descriptive-level textbook about galaxies; with some deficiencies in the clarity of its writing and its explanations. However, as there are so very few introductory books available on galaxies, Waller and Hodge nevertheless remains a valuable reference - at least until something better comes along, or the authors produce an improved second edition!

The main shortcomings of Waller & Hodge are:
(1) It unwisely tries to cover everything about galaxies in 300 pages - which leads to skimpy explanations that lack detail.
(2) The book makes free use of significant numbers of important concepts and ideas that are not properly defined anywhere within the book.
(3) The prose lacks cogency, inspiration and flair; and some of the explanations are a bit "muddy" and not totally clear.
(4) Important diagrams & graphs needed for a real understanding of several sections of the book are hidden away in hard-to-find places, or are not included in the book. A handful of simple equations would also have improved the pedagogy!

This textbook does have some merit; because it is reasonably detailed and comprehensive, and it represents up-to-date thinking about galaxies.
Admittedly, the prose in this book is leaden and boring, so this book does need significant editing and rewriting. But because this is one of the VERY FEW books available which really explains galaxies for the general reader, this text is still a valuable introductory overview of galaxies.
All in all.... a slight disappointment, compared to the classics of the past; such as "The Milky Way"(5th edn.) by Bok & Bok, and Hodge's previous introductory textbook ["Galaxies"(1986)].

Excellent book, for layman or physicist
This book starts off with simple galactic morphology, and quickly delves into much weightier topics, such as the dynamics and evolution of galaxies, galactic interactions, and active galactic nuclei.The book gets into some deeper cosmological issues, as well.

The style of writing is that of a textbook, but it is never dry or boring, merely very informative, and not wasteful of words.

This book could easily be used for an astronomy course for non-scientists, or added as supplemental reading for a more rigorous astronomy class.

A very clear, easy to understand introduction to Galaxies.
I bought this book a couple months ago. In a few days, I had already finished reading the first of three parts of this fantastic book. This book, of one of foremost astrophysicists Paul Hodge and William Waller, gives plenty of information about galaxy structures, formation, dynamics and origins. It would have gotten 5 stars if it wasn't so short, in my opinion of course. 334 pages, 16 pages of high quality photos, plenty of graphs, tables and other data.
They managed to explain difficult subjects to a layman.
I'd say you have to grab this book if you are interested in how our Universe really is. For this great price.

Very informative and readable
This is an excellent and up-to-date book about galactic astronomy that can be read by just about any interested person.It has an enormous amount of descriptive material about galactic anatomy, the Milky Way Galaxy, the Magellenic Clouds, the Local Group, Clusters, and Superclusters.It discusses the problem of the "missing mass," and of galactic origin and evolution.There's an introduction to interacting and starburst galaxies, to ultra-luminous infrared galaxies, to radio galaxies, Seyfert galaxies, Gamma-ray bursters, and Quasars.All in all, it is an easy way to learn a great deal about the subject: it has more meat than most books for the layman but is easy to understand.

Excellent, But Not For the Casual Reader
If you are new to astronomy and are looking for a primer on galaxies and cosmology, do not buy this book. If, however, you have exhausted the million and one "begginer's guide to (insert cosmologically correct buzzword here) " books, then this is the book for you.
The amount of detail is increadible and rewarding. The reader is given detailed, text book-like information on galaxy genesis, structure and developement. Everything from million mass black holes at the center of spirals, to the structure of our own Milky Way, to gas flow patterns in spiral arms, even to the increadible pyrotechnics exhibited by merging galaxies is addressed in a clear, concise and entertaining narrative.
I can not recommend this book enough.Part of the fun has been reading the descriptions of some of the naked eye galaxies and then finding them in the telescope. It is great to see that little smudge in the eyepiece and to know what's REALLY going on.
Although I have enjoyed the beginner books and they definately served their purpose, it was time to sink my teeth into something meatier. I couldn't be more pleased. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Arthur William Hodge (1763 - 1811) was a plantation farmer, member of the Council and Legislative Assembly, and slave owner in the British Virgin Islands, who was hanged on 8 May 1811, for the murder of one of his slaves. He was the first West Indian slave owner to be executed for the murder of a slave considered his property, and perhaps the only British West Indian slave owner, or British subject, to be executed for murdering his slave. He was not the first white person to have been lawfully executed for the killing of a slave, as some have claimed. He was born in the British Virgin Islands, studied at Oriel College, Oxford and served in the British Army. His wife was a sister-in-law of the Marquess of Exeter. He was described as a man of great accomplishments and elegant manners. After his father's death, he returned to the British Virgin Islands to assume control of the family's plantation. In 1811, Hodge was indicted for the murder of a single male slave, part of his estate, named Prosper. Restrictions on similar fact evidence were more casual in colonial courts. Trial reports suggest that Hodge was a sadistic and disturbed man. During the trial evidence was presented that Hodge caused the deaths of other slaves in his estate, including: Tom Boiler, Cuffy, Else, Jupiter, Margaret, and Simon Boiler. Three male slaves: Jupiter, Tom Boiler and his brother Simon Boiler, were whipped to death. Slaves Margaret and Else died after boiling water was poured down their throats. Evidence was presented that Hodge was cruel to child slaves, including his own offspring: Bella, a small mulatto girl of about 8 years of age, who was his offspring by his slave, Peggy; and that he held the heads of several mulatto children, possibly more offsprings, under... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8907594 ... Read more

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With a final directions to the binder leaf.

London : printed for the author, and sold by J. Edwards, 1793. vi,156,[2]p.,plates : map ; 4° ... Read more