Year: 1995
Type: article
Abstract: The Milky Way Galaxy offers a unique opportunity for testing theories of galaxy formation and evolution. I discuss how large surveys, both photometric and spectroscopic, of Galactic stars are the keystones of investigations into such fundamental problems as the merging history--and future--of the Galaxy.
DOI: 10.1086/133624
Author: Rosemary F. G. Wyse
Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, University of California, Berkeley
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2162494985