附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-323) and index.
Local Group membership -- The Andromeda galaxy (M31) -- The Milky Way system -- The Triangulum galaxy (M33) -- The large megaellanic cloud -- The small Magellanic cloud -- The elliptical galaxy M32 (=NGC 221) -- The irregular dwarf galaxy NGC 6822 -- The starburst galaxy IC 10 -- Faint dwarf irregular galaxies -- Spheroidal galaxies -- The most luminous dwarf spheroidal galaxies -- Dwarf spheroidals in the Andromeda subgroup -- Faint dwarf spheroidals -- The outer fringes of the Local Group -- Intergalactic matter in the Local Group -- Dynamical and physical evolution -- Properties of the Local Group.
摘要:A masterful summary of what is currently known about the Local Group (thirty-five member galaxies that includes the Milky Way), and expertly places this knowledge in the wider context of understanding galaxy formation and evolution, the cosmic distance scale, and the early Universe. Includes many important previously unpublished results.
