Star formation histories of nearby elliptical galaxies. I. Volume-limited sample

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 2065-2086

  Howell, Justin H ^a,b  

^a University of California Santa Cruz   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: abundances; Galaxies: elliptical and lenticular, cD; Galaxies: evolution galaxies: formation; Galaxies: general; Galaxies: stellar content

Indexed keywords

EID: 28944446568     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/496974     Document Type: Review

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