The Milky Way Galaxy: Proceedings of the 106th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Groningen, the Netherlands 30 May -

by International Astronomical Union

Book Overview

In June 1983 the Astronomical Institute of the State University of Groningen, founded by Kapteyn about 100 years ago, celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary. At the suggestion of its Chairman, R.J. Allen, the Kapteyn Institute invited the International Astronomical Union to mark the centenary by holding a Symposium on "The Milky Way Galaxy". The purpose of the Symposium was to review recent progress in the study of our Galaxy, to define current...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027719209
• ISBN13: 9789027719201
• Release Date: February 1985
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 676 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"