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The Local Group is a small cluster of galaxies of which 35 members are currently
known, including the Milky Way. It is believed that at least half of all galaxies in
the Universe belong to similar groups. Galaxies of the Local Group can be used as
“stepping stones” to determine the distance to more remote galaxies, and thus they
help to measure the size and age of the Universe. Studying stars of differing ages
in different members of the Local Group allows us to see how galaxies evolve over
timescales in excess of 10 billion years. The oldest stars in the Local Group galaxies
also provide critical information on the physical conditions of the early Universe.
The Local Group thus provides many valuable clues to understanding the rest of the
Universe.
This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date synthesis of
what is currently known about the Local Group of galaxies. It includes a summary of
our knowledge of each of the individual member galaxies, as well as those galaxies
previously regarded as possible members. After examining each galaxy in detail,
the book goes on to examine the mass, stability, and evolution of the Local Group
as a whole. The book includes many important previously unpublished results and
conclusions.
With characteristic clarity, Professor van den Bergh provides in this book a mas-
terful summary of all that is known about the galaxies of the Local Group and their
evolution, and he expertly places this knowledge in the wider context of ongoing
studies of galaxy formation and evolution, the cosmic distance scale, and the condi-
tions in the early Universe.
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THE GALAXIES OF THE LOCAL GROUP
Cambridge astrophysics series
Series editors
Andrew King, Douglas Lin, Stephen Maran, Jim Pringle, and Martin Ward
Titles available in this series
7. Spectroscopy of Astrophysical Plasmas
by A. Dalgarno and D. Layzer
10. Quasar Astronomy
by D. W. Weedman
17. Molecular Collisions in the Interstellar Medium
by D. Flower
18.
Plasma Loops in the Solar Corona
by R. J. Bray, L. E. Cram, C. J. Durrant, and R. E. Loughhead
19. Beams and Jets in Astrophysics
edited by P. A. Hughes
20.
The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres
by David F. Gray
21. Accretion Power in Astrophysics 2nd Edition
by J. Frank, A. R. King, and D. J. Raine
22. Gamma-Ray Astronomy 2nd Edition
by P. V. Ramana Murthy and A. W. Wolfendale
23. The Solar Transition Region
by J. T. Mariska
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27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
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35.
Solar and Stellar Activity Cycles
by Peter R. Wilson
3K: The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
by R. B. Partridge
X-Ray Binaries
by Walter H. G. Lewin, Jan van Paradijs, and Edward P. J. van den Heuvel
RR Lyrae Stars
by Horace A. Smith
Cataclysmic Variable Stars
by Brian Warner
The Magellanic Clouds
by Bengt E. Westerlund
Globular Cluster Systems
by Keith M. Ashman and Stephen E. Zepf
Pulsar Astronomy 2nd Edition
by Andrew G. Lyne and Francis Graham-Smith
Accretion Processes in Star Formation
by Lee W. Hartmann
The Origin and Evolution of Planetary Nebulae
by Sun Kwok
Solar and Stellar Magnetic Activity
by Carolus J. Schrijver and Cornelius Zwaan
The Galaxies of the Local Group
by Sidney van den Bergh

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