The stellar populations of galaxies : proceedings of the 149th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, August 5-9, 1991 /

The stellar populations of galaxies : proceedings of the 149th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, August 5-9, 1991 /

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Corporate author / creator:	International Astronomical Union. Symposium (149th : 1991 : Angra dos Reis, Brazil)
Imprint:	Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1992.
Description:	xxii, 521 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Galaxies -- Congresses. Stars -- Populations -- Congresses. Galaxies. Stars -- Populations. Milky Way -- Congresses. Deep space -- Milky Way. Conference papers and proceedings.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1394696

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Other authors / contributors:	Barbuy, B. (Beatriz), 1950- Renzini, Alvio International Astronomical Union.
ISBN:	0792316983 (hb : acid-free paper)
Notes:	At head of title: International Astronomical Union = Union astronomique internationale. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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Summary:	One approach to learning about stellar populations is to study them at three different levels of resolution. First in our own galaxy; secondly from nearby galaxies where stars can still be resolved; and thirdly in remote galaxies in which the stellar population can only be studied in integrated light.
Item Description:	At head of title: International Astronomical Union = Union astronomique internationale.
Physical Description:	xxii, 521 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	0792316983