Globular cluster systems /

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Author / Creator:Ashman, Keith M., 1963-
Imprint:New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Description:x, 171 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3164065
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Other authors / contributors:Zepf, Stephen E., 1963-
ISBN:0521550572
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-167) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Properties of globular clusters
  • 3. The galactic globular cluster system
  • 4. Globular cluster systems in nearby galaxies
  • 5. Properties of extragalactic globular cluster systems
  • 6. Globular clusters and galaxy formation
  • 7. The formation of globular clusters
  • 8. Future prospects
  • Bibliography
  • Index