The metal-rich universe /

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Imprint:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Description:xviii, 470 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge contemporary astrophysics
Cambridge contemporary astrophysics.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7307073
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Other authors / contributors:Israelian, Garik.
Meynet, G.
ISBN:9780521879989 (hbk.)
0521879981 (hbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:Metal-rich stars accumulate their metals from previous generations of stars, & contain the history of their galaxy. By studying these stars we can gain valuable insights into how metals change the formation & evolution of stars, & explain the extraordinary massive star populations observed in our own galaxy.