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Block, David L |
Toward a New Millennium in Galaxy Morphology |
I11007 |
2000 |
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Block, David L |
Penetrating Bars through Masks of Cosmic Dust |
I10977 |
2004 |
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Block, David L |
Shrouds of the Night |
I06870 |
2008 |
eBook |
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Block, David L |
Galaxies and their Masks |
I05739 |
2010 |
eBook |
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Block, David L |
New Extragalactic Perspectives in the New South Africa |
I05154 |
1996 |
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| Title | Toward a New Millennium in Galaxy Morphology : From z=0 to the Lyman Break |
| Author(s) | Block, David L;Puerari, Iv??nio;Stockton, Alan;Ferreira, DeWet |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2000. |
| Description | XX, 821 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | South Africa - a land of paradigm shifts. A land where we are willing to leave behind the old, to bravely accept the new. What do we need to exit the dark ages in the morphology of galaxies? How prevalent is the cherishing of old concepts? Traditional morphology has been `mask-oriented', focusing on masks of dust and gas which may constitute only 5 percent of the dynamical mass of a galaxy. Some of the world's foremost astronomers flew to South Africa to address morphologically related issues at an International Conference, the proceedings of which are contained in this volume. Examine predicted extinction curves for primordial dust at high redshift. Stars evolve; why not dust? Read about the breakdown of the Hubble sequence at a redshift of one. Explore the morphology of rings; the mysteries of metal-rich globular clusters; vigorous star-formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud; the world of secular evolution, where galaxies change their shapes within one Hubble time. And much more. Examine a new kinematical classification scheme of the unmasked, dust-penetrated near-infrared images of spiral galaxies. This volume contains over 80 refereed contributions (including 18 in-depth keynote review articles), 40 pages of questions and answers, a panel discussion transcribed from tape and 24 colour plates. The volume is unique in that contributions from both high and low redshift experts are represented at a level readily accessible to postdoctoral students entering the exciting world of morphology - whether it be of the local, or more distant, Universe |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401141147 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Observations, Astronomical
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| Title | Penetrating Bars through Masks of Cosmic Dust : The Hubble Tuning Fork strikes a New Note |
| Author(s) | Block, David L;Puerari, Iv??nio;Freeman, K. C;Groess, R;Block, Elizabeth K |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2004. |
| Description | XXIII, 881 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | THE EDITORS: DAVID L. BLOCK AND KENNETH C. FREEMAN (SOC CO-CHAIRS), IVANIO PUERARI, ROBERT GROESS AND LIZ K. BLOCK 1. Harvard College Observatory, 1958 The past century has truly brought about an explosive period of growth and discovery for the physical sciences as a whole, and for astronomy in particular. Galaxy morphology has reached a renaissance . . The year: 1958. The date: October 1. The venue: Harvard College Observatory. The lecturer: Walter Baade. With amazing foresight, Baade penned these words: "Young stars, supergiants and so on, make a terrific splash - lots of light. The total mass of these can be very small compared to the total mass of the system". Dr Layzer then asked the key question: " . . . the discussion raises the point of what this classification would look like if you were to ignore completely all the Population I, and just focus attention on the Population II . . . " We stand on the shoulders of giants. The great observer E. E. Barnard, in his pioneering efforts to photograph the Milky Way, devoted the major part of his life to identifying and numbering dusty "holes" and dust lanes in our Milky Way. No one could have dreamt that the pervasiveness of these cosmic dust masks (not only in our Galaxy but also in galaxies at high redshift) is so great, that their "penetration" is truly one of the pioneering challenges from both space-borne telescopes and from the ground |
| ISBN,Price | 9781402028625 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. GRAVITATION
8. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
9. Particle and Nuclear Physics
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Shrouds of the Night : Masks of the Milky Way and Our Awesome New View of Galaxies |
| Author(s) | Block, David L;Freeman, Kenneth C |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2008. |
| Description | XX, 436 p. 204 illus., 20 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The Milky Way has captivated the mind of multitudes ever since the beginning of time. Particularly striking are its apparent dusty gaping voids. With the advent of near-infrared technology, astronomers have discovered an awesome new view of its structure, and of the structure of other galaxies around us. Galaxies are encased within shrouds of the night: shrouds or veils of cosmic dust, which have given us a totally incomplete picture of what our majestic Universe actually looks like. Shrouds of the Night features some of the most remarkable early photographic work of masters such as Isaac Roberts and Edward Barnard, before presenting to the reader the unmasked (dust penetrated) view of our cosmos, using some of the world???s largest ground and space-based telescopes. "Galaxies are the 'ecosystems' of the cosmos ??? vast assemblages in which gas and dust are recycled through successive generations of stars. The authors of this beautiful book describe our ever-sharpening view of the Milky Way, the galaxy that is our home ??? and the discovery of the other galaxies that are its neighbors in deep space. Their voyage lies not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. In fine images and eloquent text, the two distinguished authors convey the fascination ??? indeed the inspiration ??? of this scientific quest." -Lord Martin Rees of Ludlow OM Kt PRS Astronomer Royal, President of the Royal Society, Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics, University of Cambridge. "It's hard to decide what is most appealing about this unusual offering: its brilliantly chosen treasury of illustrations, or the text's poetic journey of discovery from smoke to galaxies, from the minuscule to the gigantic and the astonishing connections between them. Along the path are rich insights into the varieties of astronomical seeing, from the history of photography to the space telescopes that extend our vision beyond the visible. Historical connections are everywhere, from Jean Petit's 16th-century woodblock initials to excursions into a stately attic and to photographic archives. Enjoy the treat, including the reflections on the deep meaning of it all!" -Owen Gingerich Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, author of God's Universe |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387789750 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. PHOTOGRAPHY
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Galaxies and their Masks : A Conference in Honour of K.C. Freeman, FRS |
| Author(s) | Block, David L;Freeman, Kenneth C;Puerari, Iv??nio |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2010. |
| Description | XXXIV, 480 p. 238 illus., 163 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Various kinds of masks obscure our view of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as well as of other galaxies. Masks of interstellar dust affect our measurements within galaxies, on scales ranging from individual supernovae to the galaxies themselves. The ???mass mask??? (our inability to image mass rather than light) gives astronomers a very incomplete picture of the size and structure of galaxies themselves, because we cannot image the dark matter which provides most of the galactic mass. Another mass is the ???dynamical mask???: as galaxies form, much dynamical information is lost in the birthing process. A new thrust in research is to retrieve such information by means of chemical tagging. About 50 astronomers flew into Namibia in April 2010, to celebrate the 70th birthday of Professor K.C. Freeman, Fellow of the Royal Society. At age 70, Freeman, a father of dark matter in galaxies, continues to be one of planet???s most highly cited astronomers. The current volume affords readers a unique perspective on galaxies by probing the thoughts of some of the greatest astronomers of our age. Contributions focus on galaxies from within our Local Group to those in our high redshift Universe. Approximately 40 in-depth review and contributed papers are contained in the volume, each written by an expert in the field. Two unusual features of the current volume include the ???Star Country??? of the San people of southern Africa as well as the introduction into astronomy of ???The Treachery of Images??? by the Belgian surrealist artist Ren?? Magritte. ???Everything we see hides another thing, we always want to see what is hidden by what we see???, said Magritte. These words resonate the theme of the current volume ???Galaxies and their Masks???, which is written at a level to be appreciated by both specialist and doctoral student alike |
| ISBN,Price | 9781441973177 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Observations, Astronomical
6. SPACE SCIENCES
7. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | New Extragalactic Perspectives in the New South Africa : Proceedings of the International Conference on ???Cold Dust and Galaxy Morphology??? held in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 22???26, 1996 |
| Author(s) | Block, David L;Greenberg, J. Mayo |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1996. |
| Description | XXIII, 653 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The date: September 30, 1880 The place: A private observatory in Hastings-on-Hudson Profession of the observer: A medical doctor The instrument: An l1-inch Clark refractor. The significance of that night marked one of the truly great turning points in the development of astronomical techniques: Dr Henry Draper, a wealthy New York medical doctor, had secured the first photograph of a nebula: a 51-minute exposure on a dry gelatinobromide plate showing the wispy nebulosity of the Orion Nebula. By March 1882, Draper had secured an exposure of 137 minutes, showing far richer detail of both bright and dark features. The rest is histapy. The photographic era heralded in a universe where hints of the presence of cosmic dust were strongly alluded to: from star-forming regions such as Messier 17, to the Horsehead Nebula in Orion, to the striking dark finger in the Cone Nebula, to the magnificent dark bands in the plane of our Milky Way. "Historically, astromomers from the very beginning have been afraid of dust |
| ISBN,Price | 9789400903357 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Observations, Astronomical
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