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The star-formation history of the Milky Way Galaxy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 October 2008
Abstract
The star-formation histories of the main stellar components of the Milky Way constrain critical aspects of galaxy formation and evolution. I discuss recent determinations of such histories, together with their interpretation in terms of theories of disk galaxy evolution.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 4 , Symposium S258: The Ages of Stars , October 2008 , pp. 11 - 22
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2009
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