Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy

This text, designed for graduate students and professional astronomers, covers all aspects of radio astronomy beyond the solar system. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field and contains a review of a particular area of radio astronomy, presenting the latest observations and interpretations as well as an extensive view of the literature (as of 1988). Topics covered include: galactic continuum emission, HII regions, the diffuse interstellar medium, interstellar molecules, astronomical masers, neutral hydrogen, the galactic centre, radio stars, supernova remnants, pulsars, extragalactic hydrogen, radio galaxies and quasars, the microwave background and cosmological radio sources.