This is a comprehensive and richly illustrated textbook on the astrophysics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium--the gas and dust, as well as the elect

Describing interstellar matter in our galaxy in all of its various forms, this book also considers the physical and chemical processes that are occurring within

A comprehensive yet accessible textbook introducing the nature of the rarefied matter that pervades the space between stars.

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The book leads the advanced undergraduate through the wide range of disciplines related to an understanding of the interstellar medium and is suitable for any s