Structure and Properties of Nearby Galaxies

Content: 
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Distribution of Light in Galaxies....Pages 3-14
The Past History of Star Formation in Galaxies....Pages 15-22
Rotation Curves in the Outer Parts of Galaxies from HI Observations....Pages 23-32
The Large-Scale Radio Continuum Structure of Spiral Galaxies....Pages 33-48
The Large Scale Distribution of Radio Continuum in E and SO Galaxies....Pages 49-56
Global Dynamics of the Interstellar Gas, Magnetic Field, and Cosmic Rays....Pages 57-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
The Evolution of Disk Galaxies....Pages 69-96
Some Comments on Radio Observations of Spiral Arms....Pages 97-104
The Dynamics of the Spiral Galaxy M81....Pages 105-112
A Confrontation of Density Wave Theories with Observations....Pages 113-130
Radio Observations of Molecules in Nearby Galaxies....Pages 131-138
Hot Gas in the Galaxy: How Extensive is It?....Pages 139-145
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Radio Continuum Observations of M31 and M33....Pages 149-157
Velocity Dispersion in the Bulge of M 31 ; Dynamical Model....Pages 159-161
The Spiral Structure of M 31....Pages 163-168
The Kinematics within M31....Pages 169-174
The Three-Dimensional Distribution of Neutral Hydrogen in M31....Pages 175-181
A Warp in the HI Distribution at the Extreme NE and SW of M31....Pages 183-189
The Large-Scale Distribution of HI in M33 and IC342....Pages 191-195
A Sensitive Single-Dish HI-Survey of the Galaxy M33....Pages 197-201
Front Matter....Pages 203-203
Radio Properties of Active Nearby Spiral Galaxies....Pages 205-220
Radio Properties of the Nuclei in Elliptical, SO and Spiral Galaxies....Pages 221-225
Infrared, Optical, and X-Ray Properties of the Nuclei of Nearby Galaxies....Pages 227-236
Emission from the Nuclei of Nearby Galaxies: Evidence for Massive Black Holes?....Pages 237-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Galaxy Haloes and the Missing Mass Problem....Pages 247-265
On Peripheral Dynamics....Pages 267-268
Interacting Galaxies: The Kinematics of NGC 4038/39 and the HI Bridge between M81 and NGC 3077....Pages 269-278
Galaxies with Long Tails....Pages 279-285
Material in the Vicinity of Galaxies....Pages 287-292
High Velocity Clouds : Galactic or Extragalactic ?....Pages 293-298
Discussion V.7 on Irregular Galaxies....Pages 299-304
Back Matter....Pages 305-307