The guide to the galaxy /

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Author / Creator:Henbest, Nigel.
Imprint:Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, c1994.
Description:265 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1727872
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Other authors / contributors:Couper, Heather.
ISBN:0521306221
052145882X (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-252) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. The discovery of our Galaxy
  • Ch. 2. The Local Group
  • Ch. 3. Geography of the Galaxy
  • Ch. 4. The Perseus Arm
  • Ch. 5. The Orion Arm
  • Ch. 6. Our local neighbourhood: a typical corner of the Galaxy
  • Ch. 7. The Sagittarius Arm: within the Sun's orbit
  • Ch. 8. The centre of the Galaxy.