Star formation histories of dwarf galaxies from the colour-magnitude diagrams of their resolved stellar populations

Advances in Astronomy

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cignoni, Michele ^a,b   Tosi, Monica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 78349265407     PISSN: 16877969     EISSN: 16877977     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/158568     Document Type: Review

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