Galaxies and the Cosmic Frontier

William H. Waller

Paul W. Hodge

    Preface

    I. A Galaxy Primer

    1. Galaxies and the Universe

    2. Form and Function

    3. Galactic Anatomy

    4. The Missing Mass

    5. Creation and Evolution

    II. Nearby Galaxies

    6. The Milky Way

    7. The Clouds of Magellan

    8. Dwarfs of the Local Group

    9. The Nearest Giants

    10. Interacting and Starbursting Galaxies

    11. The Most Powerful Galaxies

    III. Our Galaxian Universe

    12. Gauging the Galaxies

    13. Clusters and Superclusters, Filaments and Voids

    14. The Expanding Cosmos

    15. Scenarios of Origin

    16. The Cosmic Frontier

    Epilogue

    Selected Readings

    Periodicals and Websites

    Glossary

    Illustration Credits

    Index

  • Cover: Galaxies and the Cosmic Frontier
  • A photo of the author

William H. Waller is Investigator and Liaison for Space Scientists at NASA's New England Space Science Initiative in Education.

Paul W. Hodge is Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at the University of Washington and editor-in-chief of Astronomical Journal.