Dust in the Galactic Environment (Third Edition)

Dust in the Galactic Environment, Third Edition provides a thorough overview of the subject, covering general concepts, methods of investigation, important results and their significance. It includes introductory material for new entrants to the field alongside detailed discussion for more advanced students and researchers.

About the author

Doug Whittet is Professor Emeritus at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and has authored over 190 research papers. From 2008 to 2015 he was Director of the New York Center for Astrobiology and funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute. From 1998 to 2006 Professor Whittet was Associate Director of the New York Center for Studies of the Origins of Life. In 2002 he was the winner of the Rensselaer Alumni Association Teacher of the Year award.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Whittet, Douglas (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Whittet
• Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9780750332736
• ISBN: 978-0-7503-3273-6
• No. of pages: 322
• Dimensions: 264 mm x 186 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 932 g
• Illustrations: With figures in colour and in black and white; 60 Illustrations
• Series: AAS-IOP Astronomy
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy