From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies Dialogues o
In order to outline possible future directions in galaxy research, this book wants to be a short stopover, a moment of self-reflection of the past century of achievements in this area. Since the pioneering years of galaxy research in the early 20th centur
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Mauro D’Onofrio Roberto Rampazzo Simone Zaggia Editors
From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies Dialogues on a Century of Research
From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies
Astrophysics and Space Science Library EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman W. B. BURTON, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A. ([email protected]); University of Leiden, The Netherlands ([email protected]) F. BERTOLA, University of Padua, Italy C. J. CESARSKY, Commission for Atomic Energy, Saclay, France P. EHRENFREUND, Leiden University, The Netherlands O. ENGVOLD, University of Oslo, Norway A. HECK, Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, France E. P. J. VAN DEN HEUVEL, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands V. M. KASPI, McGill University, Montreal, Canada J. M. E. KUIJPERS, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands H. VAN DER LAAN, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands P. G. MURDIN, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK B. V. SOMOV, Astronomical Institute, Moscow State University, Russia R. A. SUNYAEV, Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5664
Mauro D’Onofrio • Roberto Rampazzo • Simone Zaggia Editors
From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies Dialogues on a Century of Research
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Editors Mauro D’Onofrio Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Padova Italy
Roberto Rampazzo INAF–Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Padova, Italy
Simone Zaggia INAF–Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova Padova, Italy
ISSN 0067-0057 ISSN 2214-7985 (electronic) Astrophysics and Space Science Library ISBN 978-3-319-31004-6 ISBN 978-3-319-31006-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31006-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016946611 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: Image created by Sergio Dalle Ave by combining the HST+Chandra image of NGC 1132 (credit to NASA and STScI) with an
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