Tsutomu T. Takeuchi received his Doctor of Science from the Division of Physics and Astronomy at Kyoto University in Japan. He worked as a postdoc at Nagoya University, the University of Tokyo, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille in France, and was an assistant professor at the Astronomical Institute at Tohoku University. He has been an associate professor at the Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science at Nagoya University in Japan.

• Ch1.Galaxy Phenomenology.- Ch2.Observational Selection Effects Related to Galaxy Properties.-  Ch3.Galaxy Dynamics.- Ch4.Statistical Properties of Galaxies.- Ch5.Star Formation Laws in Galaxies.- Ch6.Dust.- Ch7.Spectral Energy Distribution.- Ch8.Chemical Evolution of Galaxies.- Ch9.Cosmic Background Radiation at Various Wavelengths.- Ch10.Clusters and Galaxy Clustering.- Ch11.Structure Formation in the Universe.- Ch12.Basic Theory of Galaxy Formation.- Ch13.Quest for High-z Population of Galaxies.- Ch14.First Objects , Reionization, and the Dark Age of the Universe.-Ch15.Remaining Issues and Prospects.- Ch16.Appendix: some tips on the observational astronomy.

Tsutomu T. Takeuchi received his Doctor of Science from the Division of Physics and Astronomy at Kyoto University in Japan. He worked as a postdoc at Nagoya University, the University of Tokyo, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille in France, and was an assistant professor at the Astronomical Institute at Tohoku University. He has been an associate professor at the Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science at Nagoya University in Japan.

• Ch1.Galaxy Phenomenology.- Ch2.Observational Selection Effects Related to Galaxy Properties.-  Ch3.Galaxy Dynamics.- Ch4.Statistical Properties of Galaxies.- Ch5.Star Formation Laws in Galaxies.- Ch6.Dust.- Ch7.Spectral Energy Distribution.- Ch8.Chemical Evolution of Galaxies.- Ch9.Cosmic Background Radiation at Various Wavelengths.- Ch10.Clusters and Galaxy Clustering.- Ch11.Structure Formation in the Universe.- Ch12.Basic Theory of Galaxy Formation.- Ch13.Quest for High-z Population of Galaxies.- Ch14.First Objects , Reionization, and the Dark Age of the Universe.-Ch15.Remaining Issues and Prospects.- Ch16.Appendix: some tips on the observational astronomy.

Tsutomu T. Takeuchi received his Doctor of Science from the Division of Physics and Astronomy at Kyoto University in Japan. He worked as a postdoc at Nagoya University, the University of Tokyo, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille in France, and was an assistant professor at the Astronomical Institute at Tohoku University. He has been an associate professor at the Division of Particle and Astrophysical Science at Nagoya University in Japan.

• Ch1.Galaxy Phenomenology.- Ch2.Observational Selection Effects Related to Galaxy Properties.-  Ch3.Galaxy Dynamics.- Ch4.Statistical Properties of Galaxies.- Ch5.Star Formation Laws in Galaxies.- Ch6.Dust.- Ch7.Spectral Energy Distribution.- Ch8.Chemical Evolution of Galaxies.- Ch9.Cosmic Background Radiation at Various Wavelengths.- Ch10.Clusters and Galaxy Clustering.- Ch11.Structure Formation in the Universe.- Ch12.Basic Theory of Galaxy Formation.- Ch13.Quest for High-z Population of Galaxies.- Ch14.First Objects , Reionization, and the Dark Age of the Universe.-Ch15.Remaining Issues and Prospects.- Ch16.Appendix: some tips on the observational astronomy.