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Nature Physics 5, 463 - 464 (2009)
doi:10.1038/nphys1327

Subject Category: Astrophysics

Galactic archaeology: Overcoming great barriers

Timothy C. Beers1 & Daniela Carollo2

  1. Timothy C. Beers is in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
    e-mail: beers@pa.msu.edu
  2. Daniela Carollo is at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Mount Stromlo Observatory, Cotter Road, Weston, ACT 2611, Australia, and INAF, OATo, Italy.
    e-mail: carollo@mso.anu.edu.au


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