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The Age Structure of the Older Parts of the Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

John E. Norris
John E. Norris*
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Private Bag, Weston Creek P.O., ACT 2611, Australia

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The history of the Galaxy is encoded in the kinematic, chemical and age profiles of its various populations, and their inter-relationships. Of these, the age structure has proved to be the most problematic. The aim of the present paper is to discuss our understanding of the ages of the various components and to seek to understand the chronology of the system, highlighting along the way some of the unsolved problems.

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Chapter 5: How Did the Milky Way Form?
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Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 169: Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way , 1996 , pp. 353 - 366
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1996 

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