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Counter The book reviews our current observational knowledge of the background radiation of the X-ray in the universe. The most relevant features of the X-ray background, discovered thirty years ago, are covered in detail. The contributions of the most recent space missions, including Ginga, Rosat, and the Astro-1 Shuttle flight are included. The topics covered embrace the spectrum of the radiation, isotropy on all angular scales and possible sources, such as active galactic nuclei and clusters of galaxies.

Cosmic background radiation. --- X-ray astronomy. --- X-ray sources, Galactic. --- X-ray astronomy --- Cosmic background radiation --- X-ray sources, Galactic --- Astronomy --- Use of X-rays --- Astronomie des rayons X. --- Rayonnement du fond du ciel. --- Sources galactiques de rayons X.