Ebook: How does the Galaxy work? : a galactic tertulia with Don Cox and Ron Reynolds

This volume presents a multi-disciplinary approach to the physical mechanisms which structure the shape, evolution and fate of the Galaxy. It contains 4 panel sessions (the recording transcripts of the galactic 'tertulias'), an introductory historical overview on the Galaxy research, 17 reviews, and the proceedings of more than 50 oral and poster contributions. This book is not a new edition of a previous volume but it is in some way related to the book ''The Formation of the Milky Way'' (1995; Cambridge University Press), which contains the proceedings of the first IAA-IAC-University of Pisa mee. Read more...