From the Realm of the Nebulae to Populations of Galaxies

Mauro D'Onofrio is an associate professors at the Department of Physics and Astronomy G. Galilei, University of Padova. He is an expert in the calibration, and setup of astronomical instruments as well as of data reduction and data analysis. His research has focused on galaxies both without and with AGN. He has co-edited two previous volumes  published by Springer(on Cosmology and Quasars) written in the same interview style as this book. dalfkädslfäRoberto Rampazzo is a staff astronomer at INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova. His research focuses on interacting galaxies and early-type galaxies. Simone Zaggia is a staff astronomer at INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova. He is specialised in the dynamics of stellar systems and the structure of the Milky Way.

• The Milky Way and the Local Group.- The manifold observations of galaxies.- The new boundary of the galaxy concept.- How do galaxies form and evolve?.- I did it my way!.- What lacks? Challenges in galaxy investigation.- Concluding remarks by the Editors.

"This is a remarkably detailed, 800-page compendium of information currently known about galaxies, told in an unusual question and answer interview format by dozens of experts in the field. ... This 800-page book is well referenced and makes excellent use of diagrams and images, many of which appear in color. It is an essential reference for any individual with a technical interest in galaxies. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and professionals." (T. D. Oswalt, Choice, Vol. 54 (8), April, 2017)