ISO Science Legacy: A Compact Review of ISO Major Achievements

Book Overview

This book recounts results obtained via the Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) on comets, in the close environment of pre-main sequence stars, in the interstellar medium, and in the final stages of stellar life, using molecular hydrogen, ubiquitous crystalline silicates, water and ices. ISO has enabled investigation of the fuelling mechanism of galaxies, and new understanding of luminous infrared galaxies and their role in shaping present galaxies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048169798
• ISBN13: 9789048169795
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"